dairy industry

President Trump's immigration enforcement campaign has so far largely avoided agricultural workplaces, but dairy farmers in Idaho are worried that protection may not hold. Dairies depend heavily on immigrant labor, and operators say an enforcement push into farms would threaten milk production. Growers and industry groups are seeking assurances that farmworkers will be spared as crackdowns continue elsewhere.

President Trump's immigration enforcement has so far largely avoided the agricultural sector, but dairy farmers in Idaho are worried that the reprieve will not hold. Dairies rely heavily on immigrant labor, and industry members say losing workers to deportation or raids could disrupt milk production and threaten the viability of farms across the state.