A central Illinois farmer says the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Workers program has been vital to their operation.

Jeff Brown, who grows corn, soybeans, and wheat, tells Brownfield…

“It’s a great thing.”  He says, “This year we have five South Africans that could come and we give them the opportunity here that they can make money safely and send it back home, and it helps us a lot because we’re able to do things that are hard to find labor for in the United States. 

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