Source: Tom Karst, THE PACKER, 1/2/20


Another mandated increase in H-2A guest farmworker wage rates has made Congressional action on farm labor reform even more critical, according to the Agriculture Workforce Coalition. The coalition, a group of organizations that include Western Growers, the United Fresh Produce Association, U.S. Apple Association and several other produce grower groups, is urging the U.S. Senate to take up legislation to solve the agricultural labor crisis in a letter to lawmakers.

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