Broadband's role in agricultural technologies and the rural economy

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Whitacre, Brian (author / Oklahoma State University)
    Format:
    Presentation
    Publication Date:
    2018
    URL:
    https://www.chicagofed.org/events/2018/ag-conference
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 8 Document Number: D10312
    Subject Term:
    adoption, communication research, economic development, economics of information, farmers, information needs, Internet, media effectiveness, mobile communication systems, policies, rural-urban differences, technology adoption, telephone communication, value of information, precision farming, information technology, digital divide, wireless, broadband, cell phones, smartphones, mobile technology, connectivity, technology access, fixed technology, and digital speed
    Notes:
    32 pages., From the website, proceed to "agenda" link., PowerPoint presentation for the Federal Reserve Annual Agriculture Conference, Chicago, Illinois, November 7, 2018., Addresses the concept of "broadband," the rural-urban digital divide, broadband across the Midwest, academic research in rural broadband, and current federal/state policy.

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