Agchat session 5/11/2010

Question 1:

What commodities require the most reliable work source? Are some producers worried about being short labor?

Question 2:

If not hispanic/migrant works to harvest fruit/vegs & other #farm products, than who?

Question 3:

How can we economically justify closed borders when consumers are not willing to pay for increased cost?

Question 4:

Do costs associated with illegals outweigh benefits of having illegals (costs of food, wine, hotel industries)?

Question 5:

What effect is or will occur to Arizona ag with immigrants leaving the state?

Question 6:

How do we convey message that we must have a steady, mobile workforce to harvest perishable products?

Question 7:

How do we fault companies for hiring immigrants when it reduces cost & gov doesn’t address fines accordingly to illegals?

Question 8:

What do producers need to make verification process easy to utilize & provide assurances-how to verify background?

Question 9:

Do you think needs for mobile/immigrants workforce has changed in past decade? Will it in 10 yrs? If so, how?

Question 10:

What’s the one executable idea you’ve gained from tonight’s convo that you can do something about?

Thanks to Truffle Media for archiving this
week’s chat