Farmers facing uncertainty as war with Iran causes rising costs and volatility
NBC News·2026-04-13 22:27
I'm standing on a corn and soybean farm in whole Illinois. It's, as you can see, super rural. It's on the Missouri border in southwest Illinois, and it it's literally half a world away from the war in Iran.But amid its ripple effects, fourth generation farmer Rod Bush Meyer and his family already fear ending their second year in a row in the red. >> Yeah, you can only do that so many years. Hopefully, it's cyclical.you know, we're in a down cycle and hopefully we'll head up. >> He says last year it was the ...