Source: Jerry Hagstrom, PROGRESSIVE FARMER, 8/20/20


The third quarter of 2020, running from April 1 to June was a record for the number of H-2A positions filled at 86,366, up 4% from the same period in 2019. The growth has slowed over the past two years after demand from employers jumped 29% in 2018.  The Trump administration said this week it will continue to let foreign farm workers extend their H-2A temporary work visas to immediately begin work with new employers in an effort to protect U.S. food suppliers during the coronavirus pandemic, Law360 reported. .

For more of this story, click here.