DUNN, N.C. (AP) — Even seasonal agriculture workers are required to have health insurance, but reaching them can be an uphill battle.

These workers are in the United States legally, through the H-2A visa program. They often live in cinder block homes built by employers in isolated areas. They work long days, and often seven days a week.

Most come from Mexico, and they work in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina.

The countdown to sign up for insurance starts begins ticking when they enter the country. They have just 60 days to learn about coinsurance and copayments, and decide whether to purchase a high- or low-deductible plan.

In North Carolina, a partnership among nonprofits and health centers has been working to enroll H-2A farmworkers.

The government ranks agriculture among the most dangerous industries.