NMPF Submits H-2A Visa Request to USDA

The National Milk Producers Federation is asking the USDA and Labor Department to accept and approve H-2A visa applications from dairy farmers, offering temporary immigrant farm worker employment up to 364 days. In a letter, NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern says the dairy sector is facing an ongoing labor crisis and the coronavirus has only amplified the challenges. By making the temporary changes to the H-2A program, NMPF says the dairy industry would get equal treatment with other livestock sectors.