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"Elon to Earth." |
Dear Friend,
What's the second richest man in the world been up to besides tweaking Twitter and Tesla? He's launched over 4,000 SpaceX Starlink satellites into low earth orbit. That's great news for rural internet customers, who now can experience speeds comparable to fiber without the data "throttling" typical from other satellite options. The downsides are:
- $600 for equipment plus $120/month for residential customers.
- Requires a clear view of the northern sky, However, the Starlink app will locate any obstructions:
The small powered antenna will automatically lock in on the orbiting satellites. You can simulate that activity from your own location in this interactive satellite map. (Caution: this site may be hypnotizing!) The "strings of pearls" you see are recently-launched/undeployed satellites.
Elon's plan calls for launching up to 30,000 of these "birds," which have a service life of 5 years, at which point they will burn up in the atmosphere. Read more incredible Starlink facts here.
Just when you think space is already too cluttered here's amazing news from the world's third-richest guy. Competition will be fierce.
Why is this important to you? In last month's newsletter we announced the next generation of integrated farm management accounting software that will be cloud-enabled and offer real-time connections with supporting technologies. Internet technology is advancing rapidly so please share your latest experiences with us and our readers. Here's an example from a MASA member:
"We’ve been happy with Starlink. It is definitely leaps and bounds superior to our other option. On stormy days we do have a little lag, but otherwise it is great."
There's plenty of action in the software world as well:
- Look us up at the World Pork Expo.
- Pork Powerhouse "secret sauce" is efficiency and accuracy.
- Read our May Farm Management Accounting blog posts..
- Farm Financial Standards / MASA member meetings
- Upgrade shortcuts.
SDG
Find FBS/MASA in booth V170 in Des Moines, Iowa
June 7-9, 2023
Pork Powerhouse Shares "Secret Sauce"
Scaling a pork production system to 180,000 sows / 4.6 million pigs / 47 entities / 850,000 transactions requires efficiency, accuracy, and a robust accounting system. Sample the "secret sauce" from the Carthage System (Successful Farming's #6 Pork Powerhouse for 2022) in this presentation from the 2022 FBS/MASA Ag Software Success Summit.