Source: Keenan Willard, WRAL, 2/8/22

 North Carolina farmers say the cost of fertilizer has tripled over the past two year and is threatening to drive smaller farms out of the business entirely. The spike in cost has left family farms looking for ways to stay afloat while still producing enough food. As one of the most essential tools in agriculture, fertilizer makes up 15% of all farming costs in the U.S., according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.

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