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Podcast: MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON
Episode: New Survey Brings Real Numbers To Farm Labor Situation
Description: A consistent message from farm groups nationwide is that labor is a No. 1 issue in the agricultural economy. Jeremy Foltz is a professor of agricultural and applied economics at UW-Madison. He’s currently gathering data on what the farm workforce looks like on dairy farms across the state. It’s research done through the UW Dairy Innovation Hub. He paints the picture for us on what the survey results have shown so far, and he agrees lack of farm labor is a problem.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.