High prices are squeezing farmers and people on fixed incomes
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What is the main focus of today’s Kansas City Today episode?
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This is Kansas City Today. I'm Frank Morris. Today is Thursday, September 10th. Coming up, President Donald Trump's war with Iran is costing some of his biggest supporters, row crop farmers.
Well, I'm a Republican and I and I'm a farmer and I I am
pissed. Plus, older adults on fixed incomes are struggling to pay high food prices at the grocery store.
Food prices are extremely high and I have to really weigh out what's more important or how I can get the most out of a meal.
But first some headlines. Kansas City Metro Election Boards are still waiting for guidance on which congressional map to use for the November election after conflicting orders on Tuesday. KCUR's no to border reports.
Secretary of State Denny Hoskins ordered the use of a gerrymandered 2025 map, despite the Missouri Supreme Court ruling that the 2022 map is the one in effect. Meanwhile, a federal judge has temporarily banned the twenty twenty-two map from being used. Clay County election officials say their board and attorneys are still monitoring the latest court proceedings. Once they have clear and final guidance they said in an email they will move forward with tailoring ballots for the county. Officials with Jackson County and Kansas City did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Kansas Attorney General Chris Kobach, a Republican running for reelection, says more local law enforcement agencies should cooperate with immigration and customs enforcement or ICE. As Statehouse reporter Zach Boblet tells us, Kobach is pointing to a recent stabbing death as a reason why.
Erlen Lagos Gonzalez, a Honduran citizen with a deportation order from 2025, is accused of killing another man at a cattle facility in southwest Kansas.
How are record‑high diesel prices affecting farmers’ harvest costs?
Kobak says the case shows ICE needs help from local law enforcement. The problem is too big for ICE alone to take care of it. One-third of all Kansas counties have agreements with ICE allowing local officers to assist with immigration enforcement. Kobach blames liability concerns along with sheriffs being busy as reasons why more counties have not signed up. Democrat Chris Mann, who's running against Kobach for the office, says he trusts local law enforcement to decide what's best for their communities.
Greater Kansas City exports about four billion dollars worth of goods to Canada each year. As KCUR Sam Zeff tells us, the retaliatory tariffs that Canada imposed could hurt two big companies here.
The products range from milk and cream to trailers and other vehicles, also included wire rope and cables, now have a 50% tariff when shipped to Canada. Leewood-based Wire Co. is one of the biggest makers of steel cables in the world. A spokesman says it's been dealing with a 25% Canadian tariff and now will have to deal with 50%. Wireco says only about five percent of its total sales come from Canada. Canada also imposed a fifty percent tariff on envelopes. Tension envelope in Kansas City is the second biggest envelope maker in the world. The company did not provide a statement. Hang on, we'll be right back after this.
KCUR and Interurban Art House are celebrating the Kansas farm girl who went on to become America's first female commercial tattoo artist and the local tattoo scene today. Join us for People's History of Kansas City live, Thursday, September 24th in Overland Park. More info and tickets are at kcur.org/slash tattoos. Kansas City's flood of 1951.
Why are corn and soybean growers worried about rising fertilizer and equipment prices?
51 gained national attention not just for its immense devastation, but also for how communities responded in the aftermath. Worst floods in the Midwest's recorded history. Kings City Rallied. How the 51 flood reshaped the city's identity on the podcast, a people's history of Kansas City.
Welcome back. Near record-high diesel prices are pushing up shipping and construction costs.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main focus of today’s Kansas City Today episode?
0:00–2:02
2
How are record‑high diesel prices affecting farmers’ harvest costs?
2:02–3:54
3
Why are corn and soybean growers worried about rising fertilizer and equipment prices?
3:54–5:08
4
What do farm leaders say about foreclosures, suicides, and the need for policy change?
5:08–6:40
5
How are higher wheat and corn prices and upcoming government checks helping farmers?
6:40–8:22
6
Why are older adults on fixed incomes feeling the squeeze from soaring grocery costs?
8:22–10:06
7
How are pop‑up food pantries in Iowa helping seniors stretch their limited budgets?
10:06–10:52
8
What is the outlook for seniors facing food insecurity despite recent aid?
10:52–11:33
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