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At Senate hearing, farmers lament rising H-2A wage rates

05/31/23 4:33 PM By Jacqui Fatka

As a result of the H-2A Department of Labor’s rising wage floor, U.S. fruit and vegetable growers find themselves again appealing for a bipartisan solution to the agricultural workforce shortage and temporary fix for the wage rate hikes.

KEYWORDS Adam Lytch Adverse Effect Wage Rate AEWR ag labor challenges Chalmers Carr Daniel Costa Department of Labor EPI Farm Operations Support Act H-2A immigration Leon Sequeira Sen. Jon Ossoff
Jacqui fatka

Jacqui Fatka
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