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Michigan asparagus growers’ future isn’t positive due to the Adverse Wage Effect Rate

The start of 2024 marked more than a 6 percent wage increase for producers using the H-2A Guest Worker Program.

February 05, 2024 11:03 AM • 
RFD-TV News Staff, Currey McCullough

The industry outlook for asparagus growers in Michigan is currently not optimistic, and the start of this year marked more than a 6 percent wage increase for producers using the H-2A Guest Worker Program, and that could push out small farms.

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