DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 2 -- North Carolina State University issued the following press release:
By John Hart
Talk to farmers today, and they will tell you finding workers is often the greatest challenge they face.
Sure, pests and weather present never-ending headaches, and high production costs coupled with low commodity prices bring ongoing worries. But if farmers don't have labor to help them produce their crops, they can't stay afloat. For many, that means not only losing their major income source, but an asset that has been in the family for multiple generations and represents more than a business.
Labor is a top issue for farmers, large and small, says agricultural labor economist Alejandro Gutierrez-Li of NC State University. Gutierr...