Several agricultural groups are calling on Congress to freeze wage increases planned for the H-2A seasonal farm worker program in 2023.
Michigan Farm Bureau’s John Krantells Brownfield the Adverse Effect Wage Rate for guest workers will increase nearly seven percent nationally and almost 13 percent in Michigan to $17.34 per hour.
“With huge wage increases like this, it’s just really hard for us to be competitive and really hard for us to keep growing the things we do,” he says.
