Forwarded from Ice Age Farmer
"Could a food shortage be coming?" Record diesel prices are crushing farmers
βIβve got a tractor hooked up to my corn planter out here, no diesel fuel, and I canβt afford to get any.β
The crushing reality of record diesel fuel prices is pushing farmers to the brink and may affect food availability. <- [READ IT AGAIN]
βWe have reached that point to where it is very close to being a sinking ship,β Kotzmoyer, a legislative affairs specialist for the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, testified to state lawmakers Tuesday. βWe are teetering on the edge right now. Food may not be as available because of the fuel price surge."
#EnergyCrisis #FoodShortage #FoodPrices #usa
https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/capitol-ideas/mc-nws-pa-hearing-inflation-farmers-20220614-d664grvihnfilakimt4wvcy6e4-story.html
βIβve got a tractor hooked up to my corn planter out here, no diesel fuel, and I canβt afford to get any.β
The crushing reality of record diesel fuel prices is pushing farmers to the brink and may affect food availability. <- [READ IT AGAIN]
βWe have reached that point to where it is very close to being a sinking ship,β Kotzmoyer, a legislative affairs specialist for the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, testified to state lawmakers Tuesday. βWe are teetering on the edge right now. Food may not be as available because of the fuel price surge."
#EnergyCrisis #FoodShortage #FoodPrices #usa
https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/capitol-ideas/mc-nws-pa-hearing-inflation-farmers-20220614-d664grvihnfilakimt4wvcy6e4-story.html