Max Armstrong talks about the challenge of rural roads and infrastructure. Further degradation of the highway system could impact U.S. global competitiveness and farm safety, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. Max shares how the highway system and its improvement is funded.

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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