Alltech on Raising the Bar for Student Recruitment in Ag

Cindy Zimmerman

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 …

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Excellent Turnout for AgCareers HR Roundtable

Cindy Zimmerman

More agribusiness employers than ever are represented this week at the AgCareers.com 2011 North American Ag HR Roundtable at Purdue University. AgCareers president Eric Spell says they had over 145 attendees on Monday and today about 190 are at the 9th annual event to discuss recruitment and retention of talent in the agribusiness industry. “Some companies are sending 3, 4 …

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Agribusiness Employers Look to the Future

Cindy Zimmerman

What do agribusiness employers see as the most important challenges for recruiting and keeping the best talent in the future? At the opening of the AgCareers.com North American Ag HR Roundtable on Monday, Dr. Allan Gray, director of the Center for Food and Agricultural Business at Purdue, presented some new findings from a survey of agribusiness company CEOs on what …

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AgCareers North American Ag HR Roundtable Starts Today

Cindy Zimmerman

I will be finding out more about AgCareers this week at the 9th AgCareers.com Ag HR Roundtable, in West Lafayette, Indiana, which is being hosted this year by ADM and Purdue University. The event brings together agribusiness employers, professional organizations and college career counselors “to talk about issues facing the recruitment and retention of entry level and professional level talent …

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Growing AgCareers

Cindy Zimmerman

There’s never been a better time for careers in agribusiness with a bigger variety of jobs that span the spectrum from production to promotion. “I just feel like it’s a very exciting time to be in agribusiness,” says Eric Spell, president of AgCareers.com. He should know, since they have been specializing in human resource services to the agriculture and food …

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