This infographic describes the important role the agriculture industry plays in South Carolina, and highlights the industry’s reliance on the immigrant workforce as well as growing agricultural labor shortages in the state.
Sources:
https://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/at-41-7-billion-agribusiness-remains-scs-no-1-industry/
https://www.newamericaneconomy.org/issues/agriculture/
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-113hhrg79584/html/CHRG-113hhrg79584.htm
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/naws/pdfs/NAWS_Research_Report_13.pdf
https://www.farmprogress.com/blog/winter-crop-competition-heating-south-carolina
https://www.thestate.com/news/state/article186208368.html
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