Iowa Governor Terry Branstad traveled to an ag equipment dealership in Perry to sign the “Connect Every Acre high-speed broadband bill” into law. The governor signed the bill at a table set up in a machine shed which housed several large pieces of John Deere Ag equipment.
John Teeple, the director of John Deere’s Intelligent Solutions Group, was also on hand for the signing.
Teeple says the modern technology in farm equipment requires high-speed internet.
The legislation creates a property tax exemption of 100 percent for 10 years for installations of equipment in a targeted service area and sets up a framework for a grants program for the installation of broadband service in those targeted areas.
