@cnbc: Farmer Aaron Lehman’s health insurance premiums have more than doubled since the start of the year, after Congress decided not to extend federal subsidies after they ended. As the Iran war drags on, the cost of diesel, fertilizer and other inputs he relies on to run his Polk City farm are up. And crop prices have been concerningly low. Lehman grows soybeans, corn, oats and hay on the land his family has worked for five generations. The Lehmans and other Iowa farmers have endured difficult times, but 2026 — with all the volatility around trade and foreign wars — feels different from recent years, Lehman said, despite President Donald Trump’s promises of a “golden age of American agriculture.” Read the full story at the link in bio.

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Friday 31 July 2026 16:56:14 GMT