If you haven’t already made plans to attend AgCareers.com’s Ag & Food HR Roundtable, mark your calendars for Aug. 7-9. The event will be located in Springdale, AR on the campus of Tyson Foods. Cindy took a few minutes to chat with Eric Spell, president of AgCareers.com, about the upcoming event.

“The event itself is focused on two audiences; the recruitment and retention of experienced professionals who have been in it for awhile and then there are topics specific to the recruitment and retention of new graduates from a four or two year institution. There are some directors of career services from colleges of agriculture and life sciences from across North America. Outside of that the bulk of the attendees are senior directors of HR, recruiting directors or talent managers.”

Over the past 10 years the event has more than doubled in size and they expect this year to not disappoint. I personally get to attend this years roundtable and am looking forward to the tour of Tyson Foods and the chance to report my findings to you guys.

Dr. Jay Lehr is a featured keynote speaker on Tuesday afternoon and will be discussing ‘How the Price of X Impacts Recruitment and Retention in the Ag and Food Industry.’

Don’t worry if you haven’t made plans to attend. Simply go to AgCareers.com and click on the colorful logo located on the right titled Ag & Food HR Roundtable. There you will find a list of guest speakers along with their topics and how to register for the event. Hope to see you there!

Listen to or download Cindy’s entire interview with Eric Spell here: Interview with Eric Spell