Soaring U.S. Diesel Prices Slam Local Communities as Fuel Costs Surge

Republicans 'brace for losing everything' as wipeout comes for heart of Trump country

Republican strategists are privately expecting a wipeout in Iowa as a deepening farm crisis tied to President Donald Trump's policies threatens the party's grip on a state he carried by more than 13 points, according to a new report."In Iowa, we should brace for losing everything, definitely the governor's race and maybe the Senate race and who knows what else," one top GOP campaign consultant told Axios.Farmers say two Trump-driven pressures ha…

Farm Crisis Fears Grip GOP in Iowa

“Iowa is on the verge of a farm crisis that threatens to wreck the agricultural heart of the state and hurt the fortunes of Republicans at the top of the midterm ticket, GOP strategists acknowledge,” Axios reports. “Democrats could win in several once-reliably Republican states in November, but President Trump’s policies have caused such severe […]

Trump Tariffs and Iran War Costs Push Iowa Farmers Toward Crisis

Des Moines, IA — Iowa farmers are confronting mounting financial pressure as tariffs, higher fuel costs and rising borrowing expenses threaten an agricultural economy already struggling with consolidation, foreign competition and years of elevated production costs. Axios reports that two of the sharpest new pressures are directly connected to President Donald Trump’s policies. His tariffs have increased costs for fertilizer, pesticides and farm …

Painfully High Diesel Prices Push U.S. Farmers To The Brink

Farmers in the United States are paying nearly twice as much for diesel as they did last year, and it is financially killing them. A lot of farms will operate at a loss this year,

Fuel price uncertainty hits farmer’s pockets at harvest

WA farmers and rural transporters are feeling the pinch as fuel prices remain high in the lead up to harvest.

Farmers face ‘a lot of uncertainty’ as record diesel prices squeeze operations - Regional Media News

(The Center Square) - It's around harvest time for wheat and corn and other crops in Pennsylvania, but as farmers head out in combines to do the work they're experiencing a nasty price shock. The cost of diesel fuel hit a record high of nearly [...]