The Trump administration extended emergency rules last week for H-2A seasonal farmworkers, but dairy farmers with year-round labor needs are still waiting for a labor solution.
Aaron Stauffacher is the Associate Director of Government Affairs with the Dairy Business Association. He says, “Our dairy farmers have had to compete with other and sometimes higher-paying jobs. Farm work isn’t always a desirable job. It’s dirty, and there can be some long hours, sometimes.”
He says there were discussions in Washington about a solution that would work for dairy farms early this year.
