U.S. farms are increasingly reliant on contract workers who are acutely exposed to climate extremes

Illinois farmer John Ackerman did n’t even look at hiring any contract workers six years ago. He currently usually employs about 22 people annually through a neighborhood coordinator who assists farmers in hiring crews of highly qualified, frequently Latino workers. That team hand-weeds the soy Ackerman grows alongside the pumpkin and wheat crops he grows for his mainly fall-focused agrotourism clothing.

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