How faster internet service could benefit Slippery Rock farmers
As Pennsylvania is set to receive millions of dollars in funding to help expand broadband access to residents in the state, local farmers Nikole and Cory Stuchal explained the need people such as themselves have for a more-reliable broadband system in northern part of the county.
“Our stretch of road, we only have one option for a provider,” Nikole said. “The cable companies don’t come out this way. We normally do have service, but don’t have a lot of options. I know when they were fixing this stuff in the past, they said some of the stuff is pretty aged.”
The Struchals own Stuchal Farms in the Slippery Rock area. Their current internet provider is Brightspeed.
Because of their location, they and some of their neighbors are not serviced by Armstrong. Its service stops down the road from their farm.
“Faster internet would definitely be helpful,” Cory said. “For our mapping software, it would make for quicker downloads.”
Cory said relies on GPS technology to help with spreading fertilizer in order to bring down costs from spreading too much in one area.
