Officials with the White House, Department of Labor, and USDA hosted a roundtable with farmers and ranchers to talk about labor challenges facing agriculture. Officials with the White House, Department of Labor, and USDA hosted a roundtable with farmers and ranchers to discuss those challenges. North Carolina Farm Bureau member Faylene Whitaker said the conversation centered around two main topics.
Whitaker, who grows specialty crops with the help of employees on H-2A visas, said one of her main messages to the administration was how vital the temporary workers are to her farm.
Whitaker added that, if other farmers and ranchers are concerned about the labor market, the best thing they can do is reach out to their elected officials and tell their own stories.
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