Growing the Workforce: H-2A, Labor and Watermelon Growers
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Growing the Workforce: H-2A, Labor and Watermelon Growers
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In this episode of Inside the Melon: The Watermelon Industry Podcast, host George Szczepanski, executive director of the National Watermelon Association, welcomes labor and immigration attorney Shawn Packer for a conversation about the H-2A guest worker program and its importance to watermelon growers. Packer explains how the program works, why growers increasingly rely on it, and the costs and complexities that can make it difficult to navigate. They also discuss changing agricultural labor patterns, common challenges growers encounter across federal agencies, the program’s impact on workers and their home communities, and recent developments surrounding the AEWR and proposed Securing Agriculture Workforce Act.
Inside the Melon is produced by Association Briefings.