Sep 24, 2008
Migrant Labor Crucial to Local Agriculture

Southwestern Michigan farms will be more empty soon. Migrant workers, the backbone of the agricultural sector here, where fruits and vegetables must be hand-picked, will be heading south. Kalamazoo Gazette


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