Max Armstrong looks back on some tech from a few years ago – corn-based fabrics. Polylactic acid was a hot item back then; but Max remembers the challenges of wearing the shirt back then. Now there’s a company promising to turn food waste fibers into wearable fiber. He shares information on this innovation.

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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