An ag group leader says it’s not only hard to find enough Americans to work certain farm-related jobs, it’s also hard to bring in foreign workers. Mandi Sieren with U.S. Custom Harvesters says, “Physically getting them here without commercial flights is the tricky part.”
Sieren tells Brownfield the Department of Labor has strict regulations, which have gotten stricter since the start of COVID-19. She says between 30% and 40% of their membership hires H-2A workers.
President Glen Jantzen tells Brownfield some harvest crews have had to work harder to find labor as the wheat and forage harvests began, but he’s more concerned about the labor situation later in the summer.
