Immigration Law Already Having Negative Affect on GA Farmers

Randall Weiseman May 26, 2011 General, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

The ink is barely dry on Georgia’s new immigration law but Bryan Tolar, president of the Georgia Agribusiness Council, says it is already having a huge affect on farmers as many of them are experiencing labor shortages.

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