Changes are coming for the H-2A worker program. The administration is consolidating the platform under the Department of Labor, with hopes of bringing relief to farmers by making it faster and cheaper to hire workers.
John Walt Boatright with the American Farm Bureau spoke with RFD-TV’s Suzanne Alexander about its importance for farmers, the significance of the program, and commodity pricing.
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