How rising diesel fuel costs are affecting American farmers

NPR | By Michel Martin

Published September 21, 2026 at 2:40 AM MDT

NPR's Michel Martin asks John Boyd Jr. of the National Black Farmers Association how farmers are affected by record high diesel fuel costs.

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Michel Martin is a host of Morning Edition.

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