Max Armstrong shares his insight on the big stories for 2017. He looked how key crops fared including corn, soybeans and cotton. Max offers production figures for those crops including the records hit in a challenging year. And he looks at other challenges including dicamba concerns, low prices and trade issues.

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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