March 19, 2026· 48 min

How War in Iran Will Squeeze America's Farmers Even Further

Orality
Model
82%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic48%
totally, very, obviously
Engagement69%
you'll, you, your
Memory Aids100%
see, right, now
Repetition100%
it's (74x), right (73x), like (65x)
Parallelism81%
So there's a lot of noise abou..., So let's talk about results...., But in life, even the best str...
Sound Patterns72%
75 question(s), alliteration: "tend to", alliteration: "trying to"
Formulaic Phrases8%
the fact of the matter, let me tell you, you know what

Literate Indicators

Hedging7%
could, probably, maybe
Passive Voice6%
is designed, is grounded, be used
Abstract Nouns18%
business, information, payment
Subordination7%
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Sentence Length29%
Avg: 12.4 words/sentence
Word Complexity48%
business, overly, complicated
Academic Markers0%
Impersonal Style31%
723 personal pronouns found
Descriptive Style98%
overly, actually, totally

Description

America’s farmers can’t seem to catch a break. Years of thin margins and rising costs have already stretched them to the limit. And now, war with Iran is making things even harder. The conflict is driving up global energy and fertilizer prices, pushing producers into tough decisions about what to plant and at what price to sell. At the same time, farmers are still dealing with the impact of tariffs, rising land costs, and stiff competition from agricultural powerhouses like Brazil. On this episode, we’re joined again by Jeff Kazin and Mike Rohlfsen, founders of Agris Academy, which advises farmers on managing risk. They walk us through how global turmoil reaches all the way into the US heartland and into the American food supply. Subscribe to the Odd Lots Newsletter Join the conversation: discord.gg/oddlots See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.