# Drought, wildfire smoke challenges American agriculture

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Podcast: [WORT 89.9FM Madison](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wort-89-9fm-madison-6475612)
Published: 2026-07-26T23:22:54+00:00
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## Resource

Mother Nature has a stranglehold on the American agricultural industry. Drought conditions are driving up grain prices, while the hot weather and wildfire smoke is hitting the dairy cows particularly hard. Pete Hardin and Bert Zipperer outline the potential ripple effects, in this edition of “The Milkweed.”

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