Articles Tagged with ''Federal Communications Commission''

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the government needs to ensure that seed companies and other input suppliers aren’t using their market power to raise prices unfairly.

In this opinion piece, Betsy Huber with the National Grange discusses the need to allocate broadband funding appropriately to reach the last mile of rural America.

President Joe Biden has tapped Jessica Rosenworcel to chair the Federal Communications Commission, offering her the chance to assume the role she is currently filling on an acting basis.

Blue Diamond Growers has named Dean LaVallee as the new chief operating officer, in addition to his current role of chief financial officer.

Tom Gallagher has announced his retirement from Dairy Management Inc., and Barbara O’Brien has been named as the new CEO.

A massive bipartisan infrastructure bill the Senate is debating this week would make a historic $65 billion investment in expanding high-speed internet, but the bulk of the funding would be routed through states, and rural broadband advocates want to see the Agriculture Department play a bigger role in distributing the funding.

A recent broadband coverage map released by the White House further illustrates rural America is in dire need of faster internet speeds, but at least one rural state is doing better than most, thanks to a commitment by local providers.

President Biden is expected to sign his executive order today addressing concentration in agribusiness, transportation and other sectors. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will be in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to promote the White House initiative.

The arena of rural broadband interests – providers, companies, co-ops, and government agencies – all hit the ground running when COVID-19 invaded.