Max Armstrong shares news from the president and CEO of Elanco, Jeffrey Simmons, who points out the importance of our pets in this time of COVID-19. Simmons notes that pets improve our mental and social health and offer other benefits. In Elanco's recent survey of dog owners more than two-thirds note their dogs are more important in their life; and they're spending more on those animals.

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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