Under Crawford’s leadership, U.S. House working group releases final report addressing agricultural labor woes

Soybeans are shown growing in field at the Northeast Rice Research & Extension Center (NERREC) July 11. (Special to The Commercial/Ashlyn Ussery/University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture)
Soybeans are shown growing in field at the Northeast Rice Research & Extension Center (NERREC) July 11. (Special to The Commercial/Ashlyn Ussery/University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture)


WASHINGTON -- A U.S. House of Representatives working group has issued a final report on challenges facing producers in acquiring an adequate workforce, in which lawmakers made multiple recommendations for improving the federal temporary worker program.

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