Rising costs of fuel, fertilizer impact California farmers

Farmers have been up against supply-chain issues due to the pandemic, water issues with the ongoing drought and now they face rising costs for things like fuel and fertilizer. It means farmers, like Ken Mitchell, are considering ways to cut back in order to get by. Mitchell raises turkeys and grows walnuts in Elk Grove. "I buy [diesel] usually in November, December when prices are low before we get on summer formulations but, without having the cash flow to pay for these high prices right now, just buy enough fuel to get us by. Hopefully, that drops as we get in later," Mitchell said.