Nearly half a billion dollars worth of federal funding is going to build Kansas’ broadband infrastructure. For Jacquelyne Leffler, the last three years have been a whirlwind for her ranch up in Americus Kansas, near Emporia. She started directly selling her beef online in 2020 at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. “No one could find beef on the grocery store shelves, and I thought I’m gonna really capitalize on this and I sold to over 1500 people that year and did 170 head of cattle,” said Leffler. She says sales numbers have stayed at that level since 2020 but notes one thing that hasn’t been able to keep up is her internet service. She does 90% of her sales online as well as track data when farming.
Source: KAKE – News
