A member of the House Agriculture Committee is looking to address labor concerns voiced by the livestock industry.

Minnesota Democrat Angie Craig tells Brownfield she recently talked to officials from the National Pork Producers Council about legislative priorities.

“We’ve got to reform our H-2A visa program. We passed in the House the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which of course would reform that program. But (NPPC) just reemphasized (the need) for year-round labor for our hog producers out there.”

She says trade barriers also need to be addressed.

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