Farm Labor “Solutions” The Biden Administration is labor-friendly, and all of the labor sector lobby groups are now working the farm bill reauthorization. Among the demands is too slow line speeds at food processors. It is no doubt relatively dangerous work though worker safety has improved even as engineering has enabled line speeds to increase. At the production level, the proposed Farm Workforce Modernization Act is a misnomer in that it does not actually “modernize” the workforce. It would make bringing in H-2A “temporary” farm workers easier, while offering them an opportunity for legal status in the U.S. The latter is likely to reduce farm labor availability over time. Farm workers themselves are...