Max Armstrong reports on the challenges of infrastructure and how it impacts more than farmers in rural areas. Rural residents have limited access to services and support like hospitals. Max looks at news from a recent federal report showing the condition of the rural infrastructure including roads and bridges. He offers some key statistics on this growing issue in the country.

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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