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Darin Von Ruden on fuel and fertilizer price shocks to farm

Wisconsin Farmers Union President Darin Von Ruden considers how rising prices of fuel and fertilizer imports caused by war in Iran and around the Middle East are affecting the spring planting season.

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

March 20, 2026

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Darin Von Ruden on rising prices of fuel and fertilizer are affecting the planting season.

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