Tammy Baldwin: “70% of our farmers could not afford enough fertilizer for…”

“I visited soybean farmers, corn farmers, dairy farmers, livestock farmers. And just during planting season, we saw the price of fertilizer go through the roof. 70% of our farmers could not afford enough fertilizer for their crops this year. Diesel fuel hit a record high last month. And in Wisconsin, when people were preparing their fields, I met one soybean farmer who spent $80,000 more this year on diesel than he did last year.” (01:35–01:42)

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