Source: Chris Torres, FARM PROGRESS, 8/16/21


The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted many deficiencies in the agricultural system and rural America — the limits of our “just-in-time” food system was among the first to be exposed. But Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson thinks the pandemic exposed one issue above everything else: the need for rural broadband. Speaking at Ag Progress Days, Thompson, the ranking leader of the House Agriculture Committee, told visitors that the pandemic exposed the need for rural broadband as people had to stay home for school and work, putting those without high-speed internet at a disadvantage.

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