Source: NCSU COLLEGE OF AG & LIFE SCIENCES, 6/22/21


What challenges do North Carolina farmers face in making the best use of new technology when they lack affordable high-speed internet? And what’s being done about it?

In this episode of Farms, Food, and You, two farmers and two broadband professionals talk the need for high-speed internet and what’s being done to expand access.

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Beverly Mooney operates Millstone Creek Orchards in Ramseur with her husband, Nick. The 80-acre farm was started by her father as a retirement occupation. He planted fruit trees and opened the farm to the public for you-pick operations, hayrides and picnics. Today, the farm produces blueberries, blackberries, peaches, grapes, pumpkins and pecans – “a little bit of a lot of things,” as Mooney puts it. It’s also a popular agritourism destination.

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