About this episode

Texas farmers are facing severe challenges due to the Iran war affecting fertilizer and diesel prices.

Already operating on thin margins, Texas farmers are being squeezed yet again, this time by a war 7,300 miles away. The cost of fertilizer and diesel have skyrocketed since Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz. And farmers have no choice but to pay the price… in more ways than one. In this episode, Y’all-itics heads to the farm to speak with farmer and rancher James Foster who explains why this is the toughest situation he’s faced in his 25 years of farming and why that group is sticking with President Donald Trump. Guests James Foster, Texas Farmer Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner

People in this episode

Guests: James Foster, Sid Miller

Topics covered

• Texas farmers
• Iran war
• agriculture
• fertilizer costs
• diesel prices
• politics
• food supply

Keywords

• Texas farmers
• Iran war
• fertilizer costs
• diesel prices
• James Foster
• Sid Miller
• Donald Trump
• agriculture
• food supply

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Texas, Strait of Hormuz, Iran

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