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Farms win USDA grants to help hire, retain workers

06/14/24 1:14 PM By Philip Brasher
KEYWORDS agricultural labor Drummond Ranch El Salvador Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Program farmworker housing farmworkers Guatemala H-2A farmworker program Honduras illegal immigration Tom Vilsack USDA

USDA is awarding $50 million to farms, ranches, labor contractors and other entities to hire and retain farmworkers, including by encouraging the legal import of laborers from Central America.

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