Pennsylvania’s mushroom industry faces urgent labor shortage − and latest immigration policies will likely make it worse
- Written by Hazel Velasco Palacios, Ph.D. Candidate in Rural Sociology & Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Penn State
Pennsylvania's mushroom farmers have been struggling for decades to recruit and retain workers.John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images“I had never worked with mushrooms before,” Luis said, reflecting on his time in Chester County’s mushroom industry. “But my family has always worked in agriculture, so I like it. I’m...