DOE considers controversial power project opposed by lawmakers

10/18/17 5:22 AM By Daniel Enoch

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2017 - Energy Secretary Rick Perry is weighing a request to end DOE’s participation in a multibillion project that would carry 4,000 megawatts of electricity – enough to power more than 1.5 million homes – across multiple states.

Land O'Lakes President and CEO Beth Ford

This week’s Open Mic Guest is Beth Ford, president and CEO of Land O’Lakes. The nearly century-old company has recently formed a multi-year partnership with Microsoft and has helped to form a new coalition to lobby Washington for increased access to broadband in rural communities. Recognizing a lack of healthcare in rural communities and a lack of investment in technology for schools, Ford says the digital divide isn’t a rural issue, it is an American issue. Ford says Land O’ Lakes is working to provide data-rich insights to help farmers achieve improvements in profitability and sustainability.

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Opinion: Congress should fund rural broadband now

In this opinion piece, Lisa Safarian, president of Crop Science North America at Bayer, discusses the importance rural broadband has on the agriculture industry and why it needs more attention from Congress.

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Washington Week in Review: July 31, 2020: Rep. Angie Craig discusses coronavirus relief efforts

As congressional and administration leaders continue their negotiations on future coronavirus relief, Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., joins Agri-Pulse to discuss what she wants to see in the next bill and how she assesses the relief efforts thus far.

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