Farming is expensive. And this year, it‘s gotten even pricier with the rising cost of fertilizer and fuel. Equipment prices have also reached historic highs. As part of “Tough Times,” a Harvest Public Media series looking at the economic stress that many American farmers are facing, Emma George-Griffin reports on how many farmers are choosing to fix their old tractors and combines instead of buying new.
Plus more on these stories:
- Wichita Police say unsafe storage and handling of firearms have led to three recent shootings in the city.
- A Kansas appeals court is upholding state laws that ban fusion voting. The United Kansas Party says it will appeal the ruling to the state Supreme Court.
- Small businesses in western Kansas counties can seek financial relief after drought has tightened budgets for people in the agriculture-reliant economy.
- Gas prices are climbing again in Kansas.
- City leaders in Garden Plain recently adopted new safety standards for people using electric bikes and scooters.
- Major League Baseball has announced that the Royals will be in their first Field of Dreams Game in 2027.
- A wild horse adoption and sale will happen Friday and Saturday in Girard.
Producers: Beth Golay and Fletcher Powell
Editors: Beth Golay and Suzanne Perez
Contributors: Jenni Anima, Zach Boblitt, Brian Ellison, Emma George-Griffin, Calen Moore, Suzanne Perez, Anavi Prakash and Sam Zeff
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Digital editor: Beth Golay
