Max Armstrong shares a look at just how bad broadband access is for farmers. From high-tech equipment that needs to be connected to the need for distance learning, faster internet is needed. Max shares that $65 billion is earmarked in the new infrastructure bill for higher broadband access with $42 billion going to states. Max offers insight into what that spending means for rural areas.

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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