Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Jan. 20, 2023: USDA Undersecretary Xochitl Torres Small, Emily Buckman, Kate Fox Wood and Jim Matheson on rural broadband, community development

The federal government has invested billions into connecting rural America with improved internet service, and USDA funds have been a big part of the effort. USDA Rural Development Undersecretary Xochitl Torres Small joins Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to discuss how that funding has been distributed and how the department plans to invest future resources. Then, Emily Buckman with the American Farm Bureau Federation, Kate Fox Wood of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers and National Rural Electric Cooperative Association CEO Jim Matheson offer their thoughts on how broadband deployment efforts have worked for their members and areas where federal and state dollars could be targeted. Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD