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Create Academy and Business Resource Fair in Mountain West Region

The Mountain West Region will be hosting a CREATE Academy and Business Resource Fair on September 22, 2021. The all-day event will commence at 10 am and be held at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort in…

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Evidence for the Need to Connect Farms to Broadband Service

The NTCA - Rural Broadband Association has recently released a study: FROM FIBER TO FIELD: THE ROLE OF RURAL BROADBAND IN EMERGING AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY. Joshua Seidemann, the report’s author,…

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Multiple Paths to Solve Rural Broadband Access

Ray Zeisz, Senior Director of Technology Infrastructure Lab at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University is actively seeking ways to help with rural broadband access. His…

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A "Connected" Farm Field Day

Getting broadband connectivity in rural areas of North Carolina is often a challenge. Having homes connected for reasons of earning income, educational opportunities, and accessing health care is…

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Podcast: Why NC Farmers Need Good Internet

The NC State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Farms Food and You Podcast recently covered the topic of broadband connectivity and farms. Dee Shore talked to leaders in broadband…

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New Fork to Farmer Videos Celebrate the Community Development Effects of Farming

The NC State University Fork to Farmer Team just released four new brief videos that celebrate the role farming plays in community development. The features Randolph Keaton of Men & Women United for…

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Broadband Resources Newsletter, May 2021

The May 2021 Broadband Resources Newsletter can be found on the Community Development Portal page. It compiles several of the articles found in the news section and on the broadband resources…

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A Deep Look Into Broadband in Rural America

The Foundation for Rural Service has provided a white paper on the importance of connectivity in rural America. It is a go-to resource to understand the issues shaping broadband access, adoption, and…

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Vacationer Supported Agriculture Receives Opal Mann Green Engagement and Scholarship Award

The Office of Outreach and Engagement at NC State University named the Vacationer Supported Agriculture team as the 2021 Opal Mann Green Award recipient. The Opal Mann Green Engagement and…

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Farmers Have Different Internet Needs

The recent study by McKinsey confirms what everyone already knows: Farmers are different. Farmers make use of technology to purchase and interact with suppliers when they can, however, the purchasing…