Rural internet stats
This article in the Australian on 17 April 2008 reports on a study that found that in rural Australia there has been a 28.5per cent growth in the number of households connected to the internet since 2001. Access to computers and the internet in rural centres had almost caught up to the city, with 63.5per cent having internet access compared with 66.1per cent in urban areas.
Farmers are starting to use the internet for communicating with each others and those who support them. The recent South Australia No Till Farmers Association conference was recorded and is available as podcasts from http://www.santfa.com.au/events.htm. There is more to come. Watch this space!
Written by Paul Dalby 17 April 2008
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