Farm Broadcaster Max Armstrong is retiring after a 48-year career sharing the message of agriculture and visiting with farmers across the United States.

Armstrong began his career at the Illinois Farm Bureau, then spent several years on the air in Chicago with Orion Samuelson on WGN. Armstrong also co-hosted “This Week In Agribusiness” with Samuelson that airs weekly on television stations across the country. And Armstrong has spent several years hosting “The Midwest Digest Program” and “Farm Progress America” radio shows.

Armstrong says among the highlights of his career has been meeting farmers and those in agribusiness across the country.

click to download audioArmstrong says spending time with farmers and listeners has truly been a blessing.

click to download audioHe adds among retirement projects will be finishing a second book to follow up on his first book “Stories From the Heartland”.

click to download audioArmstrong says among the stories in his new book will be about his father’s last ride to the cemetery.

click to download audioArmstrong was a key influence in the founding of the Your Ag Edge Network and Travelin the Bluegrass that is affiliated with 86 radio stations across the state of Kentucky.