Max Armstrong looks into the issue of the farm labor problem, which is causing problems with lost opportunities for fresh fruit and vegetable exports. These challenges are causing farms to look toward more automation too. One part of the problem is the lack of a consistent immigration policy.

Farm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Max Armstrong, veteran farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness.

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