Max Armstrong discusses the importance of being more vigilant in the country as rural crime increases. Farms are ideal targets due to the isolation, but Max shares insight from county sheriffs and other local law enforcement organizations. From walking through your operation with the “eyes of a thief” to changing up your schedule to adding security lighting, there are tactics to deploy. And Max offers on bit of advice regarding past employees.

Max Armstrong's 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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