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New tool gauges economic effects of expanded broadband in rural IL

By Will Wright for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for Illinois News Connection reporting for The Daily Yonder-Public News Service Collaboration As the federal government distributes $42.5 billion to expand broadband internet access across America and its territories, some local leaders are asking themselves: How much economic impact could faster internet create? The true dollar figure would be spread across the economy, from agriculture and small businesses to harder-to-track impacts like an increased willingness for families to relocate to rural areas. But a report by the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society estimates that, across 15 agricultural counties in Illinois, faster internet speeds could boost production of corn and soybeans by over $100 million annually.  The report argues that faster internet will allow farmers to more precisely plant, fertilize and harvest crops — a method called “precision agriculture.&rdquo ....

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WI experts A strong lease could help ease land woes for new farmers / Public News Service

Farmers who produce the food we eat don t always own the land that food is grown on, including in Wisconsin. Those trying to get their operations off the ground are being given tools to ensure more certainty about where they can do the work. More than one-third of Wisconsin farmland is leased, according to federal data. . ....

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Environmental advocates want tougher CAFO rules

After a two-and-a-half-year process, time is winding down for the public to comment on new rules for concentrated animal feeding operations in Iowa. Backers of stronger rules said the state is not doing enough to protect air and groundwater from leaching manure. The proposed new rules are the product of petitions, drafts, comments and regulatory analysis. . ....

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Farmworkers Tribunal provides critical platform in Olympia / Public News Service

Washington state farmworkers are converging on Olympia this week to call for better working conditions. The 11th annual Farmworkers Tribunal is being held on Tuesday at the state Capitol. Rosalinda Guillen is the executive director of Community to Community Development, a Bellingham-based organization that focuses on food sovereignty and immigrant rights. . ....

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