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Local farmers tell Sen. Tillis of need for farm labor

Danny McConnell explains the farm labor situation to U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, who watches workers clean ginger root.

By Bill Moss, Published: December 27, 2017

DANA — Standing in a cold warehouse, their gloved hands working in a tub of cold water, immigrant workers at Danny McConnell’s farm are doing the tedious job of cleaning ginger root, a specialty crop McConnell grows.

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