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A man wearing a baseball hat sits in a green piece of farm equipment in a field of corn.
Lance Cheung
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Harvest Public Media
Diesel has never been more expensive. That's squeezing farmers as harvest begins
Abigail Bottar
Conflicts in Iran and Russia are causing diesel prices to spike globally. That’s especially hurting U.S. farmers as they head into harvest season, the most fuel intensive period of the agricultural year.
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