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Extremely high fuel and fertilizer prices headline challenges for farmers during stressful year

Harvest is getting close to being done across Saskatchewan putting an end to one of, if not the, most challenging year for farmers in the fields.

The biggest issue during seeding and harvest has been skyrocketing prices.

Fuel Costs

Anyone who drives a vehicle that needs gasoline or diesel has felt their wallets get a little lighter thanks to the high fuel prices.

Farmers have been hit especially hard with some having to pay at least double what they had to last year for the same amount.

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Growing up on a cow-calf operation and small feedlot near Lumby, BC, Reanna learned agriculture the hands-on way with her sister on the family farm. Today, as Channel Marketing Manager for Syngenta Canada, what Reanna loves most about her work is simple: the customer is always at the centre. Whether that's a grower or a channel partner, she understands them on a personal level - because she's the daughter of one. But for Reanna, supporting ag doesn't stop at her job. She volunteers with local 4-H clubs, lends a hand to her farming neighbours, and is raising her own kids to understand and respect the land. Her advice to the next generation? "It's an amazing time to be in the industry - it's going to look completely different in 20 years. To be part of the evolution is very exciting."