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Doug LaMalfa: “Even if we rub the crystal ball and we had an available labor supply, we are going to be moving towards mechanization.”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
Even if we rub the crystal ball and we had an available labor supply, we are going to be moving towards mechanization.
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Doug LaMalfa
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

LaMalfa discusses the inevitability of mechanization in agriculture due to labor supply issues.

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