January 21, 2008

ISSUE 1202

FFVA BOARD MEMBER TO BE FEATURED IN CNN IMMIGRATION STORY

FFVA Board Member John Stickles hosted CNN’s Miami correspondent John Zarrella Jan. 14, answering questions about the agriculture industry’s need for a dependable, legal workforce.

Stickles, general manager of Dover-based Florida Pacific Farms, discussed the H-2A program, which he uses to obtain workers.

The piece is part of a series leading up to the Florida primary elections covering issues of interest to the state. It is scheduled to air on “The Situation Room” program sometime this week.