Rising costs of fertilizer, fuel, and machinery: Tariffs and stalled Iran war weigh heavily on American farmers Washington Post | August 31, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/08/31/rising-costs-of-fertilizer-fuel-and-machinery-tariffs-and-stalled-iran-war-weigh-heavily-on-american-farmers/ American farmers are staring down what one Iowa grower calls “another farm crisis,” as President Trump’s tariffs and his war with Iran drive up fertilizer, fuel and machinery costs while crop prices stay weak, the Washington Post’s Jarrell Dillard reports.