The stark reality of farming in Ukraine during the war

A farmer from Ukraine says as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, the possibility of getting a crop planted for this year dwindles.

Kees Huizinga tells Brownfield the challenges are mounting. “Ukraine has been brutally disturbed,” he says.  “I just this morning got a message from our agricultural association that Ukraine farmers need 200,000 tons of diesel to do the spring planting.”

He says it doesn’t stop there.  “The same story goes for seed materials, for spare parts for machines, and labor,” he says.

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