The Home Page is also an excellent place to advertise the farm's commodities to prospective buyers. Any or all the information presented on a home page can be restricted and accessed only by those who have security information. Farmers can also provide information to suppliers and other businesses that need and use information from farmers. A farmer can order fertilizer in the middle of the night, sending detailed information on where and how much to spread with maps. E-mail and chat space is another way farmers can provide information directly to others.
Farmers can give advice to other farmers that are hundreds or even thousands miles away.
E-mail can also provide a direct and easy route to our elected politicians. Virtually all politicians have e-mail addresses and you can tell them what you think without the cost of a stamp. Information A farmer and is family, with a computer and modem, can access a wealth of information on the internet. Much of this information can be accessed at sites that include many different areas and kinds of agricultural information. Three examples of this kind of site is the Illinois Cooperative Extension , Stratsoy , and Agriculture Online .