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Strengthening U.S. Farm Labor through Surveys

September 21, 2016 Jody McDaniel, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch Chief, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Throughout the course of the year, hired labor makes planting and harvesting of America’s farmland possible. On my family’s Illinois farm, we relied on both paid and unpaid friends and family to bring in our hay. Nearby farmers however relied on seasonal migrant labor to harvest vegetables. Today I...

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