Max Armstrong talks about the work of the soil and water conservation districts as they team up with the Natural Resources Conservation Service. He notes that they even work in cities and suburbs to help protect water and soil quality too. New grants focused on urban areas show how the organization has evolved.

Farm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Max Armstrong, veteran farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness.

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