American Farm Bureau and others are concerned about a proposed Department of Labor rule change for the H-2A program.

Farm Bureau says the change will lead to higher wages than anticipated by the Department of Labor, create more administrative burdens for farms, and have an adverse effect on higher-paid positions like farmworker supervisors.

Sarah Black, general manager of Great Lakes Ag Labor Services, an ag labor agency for Michigan Farm Bureau, tells Brownfield the proposed rule would effect labor rates across farms regardless of their usage of the H-2A program.

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