Trump to tout high-speed internet for farm country
BPC Staff Jan 8, 2018 | 5:36 pm
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100 wordsAll Latest News, Innovation and EntrepreneurshipPresident Donald Trump will express support during a speech to the American Farm Bureau Federation today for a dramatic expansion of high-speed internet service in rural America, Successful Farming reported. The strategy will be a springboard for economic growth for a segment of the population dogged by lower wages and higher poverty rates than the rest of the nation, a White House adviser said. The president also is expected to call for greater use of federal forests and fewer hurdles to agricultural biotechnology, two areas that may be lightning rods for controversy. The organization is meeting in Nashville, Tenn.