Max Armstrong looks at the value of migrant workers in agricultural production. He shares the story of one producer in North Carolina and the value of immigrants to his operation beyond simple farm work. The value of these workers coming to the farm for months at a time are important to those U.S. farm families.

Max Armstrong's 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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