Max Armstrong offers insight about a key part of many Thanksgiving dinners – the sweet potato. Max offers his insight on the 2018 harvest of this tasty crop. North Carolina is the No. 1 producer of this crop, which faced a lot of challenges this 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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