Abalimi baseGeorgia banokuthuthuka kwezobuchwepheshe ezandleni zabo kodwa abaningi abakwazi ukuzisebenzisa ngokugcwele ngenxa yokuntuleka kokufinyelela kwe-inthanethi ye-broadband, ngokusho kuka-Wes Porter, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension ukunemba kwezolimo kanye nesazi sokunisela.
“Sakha zonke izinhlobo zedatha ewusizo emishinini esensimini kodwa uma singenayo indlela ethembekile yokuyikhipha emishinini, icutshungulwe futhi ibuyiselwe ezandleni zabalimi, ngeke isetshenziswe,” uPorter. kusho.
U-Rep. Buddy Carter wesifunda sokuqala sase-Georgia, u-Rep. Austin Scott we-Georgia's 1th District, kanye noKhomishana we-Federal Communications Commission (FCC) u-Brendan Carr bahlangane namalungu ethimba le-UGA Precision Agriculture kanye nababambiqhaza abavela ku-Georgia Cotton Commission, Georgia Peanut Commission, Georgia. Pecan Commission kanye neFlint River Water District ngoLwesithathu, Ephreli 8, ekhempasini yase-UGA Tifton ukuze baxoxe ngokubaluleka kokufinyelela kwebroadband ngekusasa nokusimama kwezolimo zaseGeorgia.
“Okubalulekile wukuthi uKhomishana weFCC uzizwele mathupha kubantu abadinga lobu buchwepheshe ukuze bakhiqize izilimo ezisimeme. Kodwa-ke, akuzona nje ezabo, kodwa kubalulekile ukuqinisekisa ukuchuma komnotho wasemakhaya. Uma abalimi benza kahle, wonke umnotho wasemakhaya uzosebenza kahle,” kwengeza uScott.
U-Porter kanye nonjiniyela wezolimo we-UGA uGlen Rains ukubeke kwacaca ukuthi amathuluzi afana nobuchwepheshe bokuqondisa, ukunisela ngesilinganiso esishintshashintshayo, izilawuli zangaphakathi, izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-smartphone, izinzwa zokuswakama kwenhlabathi kanye nezimoto zasemoyeni ezinganamuntu (ama-UAV) konke kungamathuluzi ezolimo anembayo abawasebenzisayo. ucwaningo lwabo lwe-UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Lobu buchwepheshe busiza ososayensi be-UGA ukuthi basebenze kahle kulo mkhakha. Ngeshwa, abakhiqizi abaningi bombuso bakhawulelwe ukuntula ukufinyelela kwe-broadband noma isevisi ye-broadband esezingeni eliphansi.
“Sihlezi phezu kwabo bonke lobu buchwepheshe obusha nobusha. Iningi labalimi bethu linabo lobu buchwepheshe, kodwa abusetshenziswa kangako ngenxa yaleso sizathu esisodwa,” kusho uPorter.
Ukunisela ngezinga eliguquguqukayo kuvumela abalimi ukuthi basebenzise amanzi ngendlela efanele ngokufaka amanzi kuphela ezindaweni eziwadingayo ensimini. Izinhlelo zokusebenza zama-smartphone nezinzwa zokuswakama komhlabathi kwenza abakhiqizi bazi ukuthi bazoluhlela nini uhlelo lokunisela nokuthi bafake malini. Izimoto zasemoyeni ezingenamuntu zivumela abakhiqizi ukuthi bazi lapho izitshalo zicindezelwa yizifo noma ukuntuleka kwemisoco.
“Siyazi ukuthi imininingwane mayelana nezitshalo zethu ingashintsha, kwesinye isikhathi ngehora. Siyazi ukuthi sidinga izinqumo zansuku zonke uma sikubhekile. Sidinga idatha elayishiwe kanye nesinqumo esithathwe kungakapheli usuku, ubuningi, ”kusho uPorter. “Kwesinye isikhathi singase sikufune ngokushesha uma kuyisifo esisheshayo. Asifuni nje ukuthi ulwazi luhlale kusilawuli noma kukhompuyutha yasendle amasonto noma izinkathi zonyaka ngesikhathi. Isikhathi asisekho. Akusekho ukusetshenzwa kwayo.”
UCongressman Scott ugcizelele ukubaluleka kokuthi UKhomishana we-FCC uCarr azinike isikhathi sokuvakashela nososayensi be-UGA ukuze akhulume ngesidingo sokufinyelela okusheshayo kudatha esekelwe kuwebhu.
"Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi idatha yesathelayithi noma idatha ye-inthanethi esekelwe kuwebhu, ibaluleke kakhulu kwezolimo ezinembayo," kusho uScott. “Ngibonga ukuthi wehlile ukuzolalela abantu abenza lolu cwaningo ukuze abone ukuthi kungakanani okuhle okungafeza, hhayi nje kubalimi kuphela kodwa nakwimvelo.”
- Clint Thompson, University of Georgia
Ososayensi be-UGA kanye namalungu amakhomishana ezinto ezihlukahlukene ahlangane noKhomishana we-FCC u-Brendan Carr kanye no-Reps. Buddy Carter kanye no-Austin Scott e-UGA-Tifton ngo-April 17 ukuze baxoxe ngokufinyelela kwe-inthanethi ye-broadband yabalimi basemaphandleni.