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Soft Skills And Labor

Agriculture has a labor problem; farm workers are in short supply. Canadian Agricultural Human Resources Council (CAHRC) research says that 50 percent of farm help wanted ads already don’t get a single response. Unfortunately, these shortages are expected to rapidly become significantly worse. A recent study by Action Canada, “Growing the next crop of Canadian farmers,” says that agriculture in Canada is expected to see 37 percent of its workforce retire within the next eight years. The issue is similar in the United States.

“Since COVID, baby boomers are retiring and not as many people are coming into the workforce. More workers have been restless and are moving around looking for new things that don’t have to do with money in more numbers than at any time in history,” says Bob Milligan, a senior consultant with Dairy Strategies, a dairy business management consulting company headquartered in Bruce, Wisconsin. “So, while hiring might be the most critical issue right now, the real issue is retention.”

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The Furrow

Issue: November 2021

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