Max Armstrong continues his look at comments by Beth Ford, CEO, Land O Lakes, who commented that she admires the resilience of dairy farmers, but many are surviving by taking jobs off the farm. She also points out that a lot of labor in ag is immigrant labor, but not because of low labor costs. She shares her thoughts on the immigrant labor issue. And Ford issues a call to action for rural America.

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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