First. the emergency provisions would only be triggered when a critical need exists and the grower would have to wait in line with thousands of other growers for a decision within 72 hours by the Department of Labor as to whether a critical need exists. This decision would have to be made in 72 hours when the growers may need workers within 24 or 48 hours to save the crops. Moreover. even if a grower did receive an approval for more workers within 72 hours. a contractural relationship would have to be established between the workers and the grower. proper visas and documentation for the workers would have to be obtained. and foreign workers would have to be recruited and brought into the United States. It is completely unrealistic to think that all of this could be done in less than a week. and growers would likaly need a large number of additional workers in less than 72 hours. In June of this year. for example. farmers in Washington States Yakina Valley were faced with an impending rainstorm during the cherry harvest.