JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — As technology has advanced, jobs in agriculture have changed. Work on the farm and at agribusinesses has shifted, reflec…
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When pandemic-related shutdowns began in March 2020, there were concerns about how it would affect the new work force.
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"Rural Americans have made large gains in adopting digital technology over the past decade and have narrowed some digital gaps. However, rural adults remain less likely than suburban adults to have home broadband and less likely than urban adults to own a smartphone, tablet computer or traditional computer,"
reportsEmily Vogels of the Pew Research Center, citing its latest polling on the topic.
"While broadband adoption has not significantly increased for urban and suburban Americans in the last five years, rural residents have seen a 9-percentage-point rise in home broadband adoption since 2016," Vogels reports, but "rural residents are still less likely than those living in suburban areas to report having home broadband," by 72% to 77%.
They are also less likely to have internet-connected devices, and less likely to have multiple devices, Vogels reports: "Three in 10 adults who live in rural communities report owning or having a desktop or laptop computer, a smartphone, a home broadband connection and a tablet computer, compared with 44% of urban and 43% of suburban adults."
Also, "Rural residents go online less frequently than their urban counterparts. Eight in 10 adults who live in rural communities say they use the internet on at least a daily basis, compared with roughly nine in 10 of those in urban areas (88%)."
Also, "Rural residents go online less frequently than their urban counterparts. Eight in 10 adults who live in rural communities say they use the internet on at least a daily basis, compared with roughly nine in 10 of those in urban areas (88%)."
While much of the talk about the digital divide has focused on what federal and state governments can do about it, "Only 29% of rural adults say the government has a responsibility to ensure that all Americans have a high-speed internet connection at home during the coronavirus outbreak," Vogels reports. "In comparison, 50% of urban residents and 35% of suburbanites say the same, according to previously unexplored data from an
April 2020Pew Research Center survey."
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Along with planting, spraying and harvesting, storage of grain is a farm task undergoing modernization.
Registration is now open with early bird savings available for Poultry Tech Summit, scheduled for Oct. 31-Nov. 2, at the Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The 2021 event will be held in person with an on-demand offering for professionals unable to travel.
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The North Dakota Department of Trust Lands (NDDTL) is working to raise awareness among farmers and ranchers about the launch of a new IT syste…
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Dispatching unmanned-aerial vehicles equipped with remote-sensing technology and taking smartphone images on the ground, Michigan State Univer…