'Struggling massively': Farmer finds it hard to put food on the table
By Tahlia Fahey and Sarah Maunder

Soaring fuel costs and interest rates are forcing some South Australians to change their travel plans as a small producer says he has struggled to put food on the table.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-05/fuel-cost-hit-some-farmers-and-families-hard/106532904

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'Struggling massively': Farmer finds it hard to put food on the table

Soaring fuel costs and interest rates are forcing some South Australians to change their travel plans as a small producer says he has struggled to put food on the table.

Cameroonian rice farmers caught between national ambition and rural realities

The Cameroonian government’s rice self-sufficiency policy has sparked enthusiasm among the country’s rice farmers. In the northwest, rice farmers combine courage with determination every day to fulfil these national promises.

Global Voices

"I love the #farmers who will now be selling into our home market, the USA. Nobody is going to be able to compete with you." -- #drumpf

"Supply chain disruptions through the #StraitOfHurmoz are adding new uncertainty to an already struggling farming sector."

https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000010798680/trump-iran-farmers-iowa-fertilizer.html

#PromisesMadePromisesBroken

Video: Trump Struck Iran. Now Farmers Are Paying the Price.

The economic fallout of the war in Iran is pushing farmers to the brink as the price for fertilizer soars just before planting season. Supply chain disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz are adding new uncertainty to an already struggling farming sector.

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#Blocked #fertilizer #shipments plus #LaNiña spell #trouble for #farmers around the world.

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Fuel crisis driving some farmers to consider abandoning harvests
By Laurissa Smith and Bec Pridham

Tasmanian farmers are considering not harvesting crops like broccoli and cauliflower because increasing freight costs are proving to be so debilitating.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-03/tasmanian-farmers-on-fuel-prices-and-abandoning-harvests/106511906

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Fuel crisis driving some farmers to consider abandoning harvests

Tasmanian farmers are considering not harvesting crops like broccoli and cauliflower because increasing freight costs are proving to be so debilitating.

Gustave Roud Photography

Swiss poet who often used his images alongside his words.
In 1908, Roud's family moved to a farm inherited from his maternal grandfather. He would spend the rest of his life living there in relative solitude. His work was dedicated to landscapes of a lost paradise.

#gustaveroud #photographer #photography #farmers #malebeauty #themaleform #themalebody #farmer #fotografia #fotografie #swissphotographer #bauer #farmlife

Gustave Roud Photography

Swiss poet who often used his images alongside his words.
In 1908, Roud's family moved to a farm inherited from his maternal grandfather. He would spend the rest of his life living there in relative solitude. His work was dedicated to landscapes of a lost paradise.

#gustaveroud #photographer #photography #farmers #malebeauty #themaleform #themalebody #farmer #fotografia #fotografie #swissphotographer #bauer #farmlife