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'Crops cannot wait': Valley farmers sound alarm over labor shortage as labor secretary visits — Photo: ValleyCentral

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'Crops cannot wait': Valley farmers sound alarm over labor shortage as labor secretary visits

Rio Grande Valley farmers report critical agricultural labor shortages threatening crop harvests as federal labor officials visit the region to assess the issue.

By Jorge Vela·3 hr ago

MONTE ALTO, Texas (ValleyCentral) - Rio Grande Valley farmers say a shortage of agricultural workers is leaving some crops to rot in the fields as another harvest season approaches.

The issue was front and center Wednesday as Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling and U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz toured Rio Farms in Monte [...].

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