Instead of competing with each other for a limited talent pool, agribusinesses need to work together to increase interest in agricultural careers.
Dan Rice, Strategic Analyst with Alltech, spoke on Raising the Bar for Student Recruitment in agriculture at the AgCareers.com 2011 North American Ag HR Roundtable on Tuesday morning. He says part of the issue is pubic perceptions of agriculture in general. “Everybody’s after the same resources so we’ve got to change the way we’re doing things in training our young people and getting them interested in agriculture,” Dan says.
Alltech used a venue at last year’s World Equestrian Games to reach out to the general public and educate them about careers in agriculture. The animal health company also sponsors a Young Scientist Program and offers students a chance to be involved in working on meetings Alltech holds around the country.
Find out more in my interview with Dan here: Interview with Alltech's Dan Rice