BRANCH COUNTY — County commissioners invited Frontier Northern communication executives back on April 18 to discuss holes in the countywide service internet plan. In a March presentation, Frontier service maps showed significant areas of Sherwood, Butler, Gilead, and Noble townships not receiving Frontier fiber service under the $22.4 million state Realizing Opportunity with Broadband Infrastructure …
Nebraska is “in a good position” funding-wise to deliver broadband internet to the state’s unserved and underserved areas, opening opportunities in telehealth and precision agriculture, a federal official said last week. Brendan Carr, a member of the Federal Communications Commission, spoke after attending a roundtable meeting on Tuesday hosted by U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., …
Armed with about $49 billion that Congress appropriated in 2021, a normally inconspicuous Commerce Department agency is tackling an ambitious goal of giving all Americans access to high-speed internet. At a recent congressional hearing, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. of New Jersey, the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said the National Telecommunications and Information Administration “may …
A while back, Wills Mahoney needed someone to clear his mother’s driveway after a typical Central New York snowstorm. Last week’s back-to-back lake-effect storms offered the first true test of whether local governments – and local residents – learned anything from the calamities of the 2022 Christmas week blizzard. He called a bunch of landscaping and snowplow companies …
{{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Earlier this month, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) launched the National Framework for Climate Services (NFCS), marking a significant milestone in India’s climate response strategy. The NFCS is a response to enhance the production and utilisation of climate information and services, the IMD said. PREMIUM The computing to improve extreme weather …
Located in the core area of the Sanjiang Plain in Heilongjiang province, Baoqing county is a major rice-producing site with an arable land area of 507,000 hectares. In recent years, the county has actively embraced internet technology in agricultural production and constructed an “internet plus agriculture” base spanning 8,000 hectares. Hongqiling Farm, spanning Baoqing and …
ISU Extension | Farm Forum The first of its kind Cybersecurity on the Farm Conference, offered by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, will be held at the Iowa State University Alumni Center in Ames on Jan. 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. In an era where technology is reshaping every industry, farming stands at …
Biochar produced in Bolivia from forestry waste ExoMad Green Bolivian researchers are taking forestry waste that otherwise would have been burnt and turning it into a carbon-dense product useful to farmers. When biomass (like wood chips) decompose naturally, they emit the potent greenhouse gases CO2 and methane but by creating biochar in a low-oxygen environment, …
According to a recent study conducted by an international team of scientists, the ongoing global mass extinction event is predicted to be even more severe than initially anticipated. The study involved analyzing data on population trends for over 71,000 animal species, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and insects, to understand how their numbers have …
Giants of Habitat: The Mysterious Decline of Eastern Hellbenders The magnificent eastern hellbender, known scientifically as Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, is a creature that few have had the privilege of seeing with their own eyes. As the largest salamander in North America, these amphibious giants measure up to 2 feet long and can weigh up to 5 …