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This infographic describes the important role the agriculture industry plays in Kentucky, and highlights the industry’s reliance on the immigrant workforce as well as growing agricultural labor shortages in the state.

Sources:

http://equine.ca.uky.edu/news-story/agricultures-impact-kentucky-worth-billions

https://www.fb.org/market-intel/2019-h-2a-sets-records-while-a-2020-aewr-wage-increase-approaches

https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/naws/pdfs/NAWS_Research_Report_13.pdf

https://www.kyfoodandfarm.com/ky-ag-facts

https://wfpl.org/visa-program-brings-generations-workers-kentucky-farm/

https://apnews.com/cf89c5540a32442aac54e8f4664dd791

https://www.wuky.org/post/kentucky-ag-heavily-dependent-migrant-labor#stream/0

 

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