After immigration crackdown, farmers mull planting

ATLANTA — It’s unclear whether farm­ers in Geor­gia and Alabama will face a short­age of work­ers due to tough new laws tar­get­ing ille­gal immi­gra­tion, but some pro­duc­ers said they have begun chang­ing their plans for plant­ing and har­vest­ing this year’s crops. Some farm­ers said they might reduce the num­ber of acres they plant or shift to less labor-intensive crops, while oth­ers are brac­ing for higher labor prices and have turned to new recruit­ing tools to attract workers.