daily nebraskan
monday. September 8. 1980
Washington joins UNL ag computer service network
By John Hopgood
Washington state has joined the UNL AG-NET comput
er network as the newest member of the atriculture
computer network.
stitute, the AWNtl system nas grown to include ax
states: Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota,
Washington and Wyoming. These partner states each have
AG-NET staff people coordinating the program in their
state and developing new computer programs to add to
the more than 200 programs now available.
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AG-NET instantly dispatches the most up-to-date pro
duction and marketing data from specialists in all areas of
agriculture.
Developed five yean ago by the NU Agriculture In
In addition to the six-state regional project, farmers,
ranchers, agri-businessmen, private consultants and stu
dents in 30 states and Canada regularly use the AG-NET
computer program library. Secretary of Agriculture Bob
Bergland also had an AG-NET terminal installed in his
Washington office earlier this year.
Pat Ebmier, AG-NET services supervisor; predicts tnat
the number of subscribers in the state will grow from the
present 230 as more people learn about the system.
"We think we're going to be growing. The number of
programs tends to be growing all the time," Ebmier said,
adding, "AG-NET gives the advantage of computers to
people who in the past thought they never could afford a
computer or handle the complexities involved.
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