Northland Potato Growers Association Executive Director Gary Shields and two area growers participated in a conference call with White House Liaison Jason Becker regarding an issue with H-2A visas. The International Workforce LLC, an agency that places South African workers, informed area farmers that there is a backlog and appointments are not available until July. In an update from the NPGA, this situation was described as “disastrous.” NPGA was assured its concerns would be delivered to President Trump.
