Iowa’s largest pork producer urges year-round visas for foreign workers
BPC Staff Jul 22, 2021 | 4:05 pm
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67 wordsAll Latest News, Economic Development, Manufacturing, Statewide NewsDes Moines Register: A spokeswoman for a top Iowa pork producer told U.S. senators Wednesday that farmers and meatpacking plants face severe labor shortages and need the federal government to allow them to employ immigrant workers year-round. Jen Sorenson, communications director of Iowa Select Farms, the state’s largest pork producer, said seasonal employment currently allowed under a federal visa program is insufficient to meet the industry’s needs.