The problem isn't so much an issue of cost of labor, but the ever-present situation that the abled bodies, who by and large live in cities, have this idea that

The problem isn't so much an issue of cost of labor, but the ever-present situation that the abled bodies, who by and large live in cities, have this idea that there isn't any work in rural areas. There aren't usually strong social ties between regions to make introductions and when one is searching for a job, nobody is trawling the jobs sites with "Find me a job in the middle of nowhere" over "Find me a job in <insert city name>". Meaning that connecting with someone to do the work is a huge challenge. Of course, there is a strong case to be made that if you can't find enough people to help, you've simply bit off more than you can chew and that it is time to scale back your operation.