Republican Roundtable on rural issues
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ONALASKA, Wis. - (WXOW) - A roundtable discussion between state Republicans and some area farmers took place at Morning Star Dairy Farm on Monday.
The session included farmers sounding off on several key issues. For several farmers, a lack of workers was top of the list. State Senator Patrick Testin cited the current unemployment policies that he felt were encouraging people to stay home. Republican candidate for the 3rd district, Derrick Van Orden, agreed that finding people to work the fields has been a challenge. Absolutely, the workforce, legal immigrant labor is an integral part of farming and it should be. We re a nation of immigrants, we always have been and always will be, Van Orden said.