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Local farm wife urges council to press congressional leaders on fertilizer, diesel costs

Jefferson City Council · April 13, 2026
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Summary

During public comment, Chris Hillgood described steep input-price increases—saying her fertilizer bill was about $200,000 last December—linked them to international disruptions and asked the council to contact federal representatives about the local economic impact.

Chris Hillgood, a farm wife who said she has worked in the Jefferson City area since the late 1990s, used the public-comment portion of the meeting to urge local officials to press congressional leaders about fertilizer and fuel price pressures.

Hillgood told the council that her family’s fertilizer bill was “about $200,000 last…

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