A telematics device associated with an agricultural vehicle for communicating and collecting agricultural data is provided. The telematics device includes a telematic device housing, a processor disposed within the telematic device housing, the processor coupled to a wireless transceiver for providing wireless connectivity for communicating the agricultural data and an interface coupled to the processor for receiving the agricultural data from at least one of the agricultural vehicle and an implement towed by the agricultural vehicle. The processor is configured to determine a measure of the wireless connectivity associated with the wireless transceiver and adjust a data transfer rate up or down based on the measure of the wireless connectivity.