Farmers can’t afford fertilizer as oil prices rise, forcing cutbacks that threaten crop output and set up higher food prices and inflation later this year.

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A popular local farm known for its produce is one of many farms facing significant losses after an April freeze wiped out key ...

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Farmers say drought conditions and a late freeze have damaged some crops this season, while others are being protected through irrigation and high tunnel systems.