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‘Am I out?’ Drought and Rising Costs From Iran War Deepen Pain for US Farmers

Scott Irlbeck crouched in a field of stunted wheat plants in a parched stretch of West Texas and slipped his hand into a crack wide enough to swallow it. Last autumn, Irlbeck planted a crop that barely grew because rain …

‘Am I out?’ Drought and Rising Costs From Iran War Deepen Pain for US Farmers
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According to Insurance Journal’s source item, ‘Am I out?’ Drought and Rising Costs From Iran War Deepen Pain for US Farmers, Scott Irlbeck crouched in a field of stunted wheat plants in a parched stretch of West Texas and slipped his hand into a crack wide enough to swallow it. Last autumn, Irlbeck planted a crop that barely grew because rain …

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