United States Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao joins AgriTalk to explain the newly unveiled plan called R.O.U.T.E.S. which is designed to streamlined the grant application process for improving infrastructure in rural America. Executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition Mike Steenhoek gives us his reaction to Secretary Chao's segment on AgriTalk and brings us up-to-date on some of the current infrastructure projects going on now. And of course we hear from Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – about some recent auctions and the current trend towards record-setting prices for second-hand equipment.

<p>United States Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao joins AgriTalk to explain the newly unveiled plan called R.O.U.T.E.S. which is designed to streamlined the grant application process for improving infrastructure in rural America. Executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition Mike Steenhoek gives us his reaction to Secretary Chao's segment on AgriTalk and brings us up-to-date on some of the current infrastructure projects going on now. And of course we hear from Greg Peterson &ndash; Machinery Pete &ndash; about some recent auctions and the current trend towards record-setting prices for second-hand equipment.</p>

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