by Missourinet Contributor | Aug 20, 2020 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt, Science / Technology
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing nearly $3 million in the expansion of rural broadband internet service to southeast Missouri. During a Zoom call Wednesday, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Senator Roy Blunt and Missouri Ag Director Chris Chinn...
by Alisa Nelson | Nov 20, 2019 | Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt, Science / Technology
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is giving more than $500,000 to expand virtual health care services in parts of rural Missouri. The USDA is providing the funding through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grant program. Through the grant, Mercy Virtual...
by admin | Nov 11, 2019 | Business, News, Politics / Govt, Science / Technology
A congressman who represents 36 northern Missouri counties is praising USDA’s selection of Kansas City as the site for two major USDA facilities. U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, R-Tarkio, a sixth-generation family farmer, says 90 percent of USDA employees are already...