Max Armstrong shares a little about his experience spending time on a local grand jury. The key topic is the impact of the opioid drug crisis in rural America. Max offers insight on the work USDA is doing to help with the problem, which killed 64,000 people last year.

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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