The Georgia Department of Labor is conducting a survey of the state's fruit and vegetable growers to determine the "valid prevailing and common agricultural practices in Georgia."

The results of the survey, which has 22 questions for growers who use H-2A and 10 for those who do not, will be used by the U.S. Department of Labor to determine employee benefits and working conditions to be provided by Georgia agricultural employers who use the H-2A program.

"It's important that the Department of Labor get an accurate picture of the skill level required for farm work," Georgia Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall said. "It's possible that it could change the requirements for the type of labor that DOL sends to our farms."

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