Source: FOX BUSINESS, 2/20/20

For American produce farmers like me, 2019 closed out a decade marked by tremendous change. We’ve watched our industry erode as tighter borders and disinterest in farming from U.S. workers has devastated our labor supply. National advertisements for job openings went mostly unanswered while domestic workers sought less labor-intensive work. Without enough hands at harvest, acres of fresh fruits and vegetables rotted, farmers scaled back production and every year more farms closed their doors for good.

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