Max Armstrong looks at the value of pollinators to the nation’s food supply. Max shares a look at teams recognized by the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Purple Plow award. These school-based teams worked to promote pollinator health through creation of special gardens or protecting areas where these valuable insects live.

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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