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NEW PARIS, Ind. (AP) - Rising oil prices are putting a pinch on farmers who rely upon diesel-powered equipment and fertilizers made from petroleum.
The price of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, a petroleum product, is 30 percent higher than last year, said Russ Carlson, co-owner of T & T Fertilizer in New Paris, about 25 miles west of South Bend.
"It's still not good with prices this high," he said. "It's not good for anybody."
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