Workforce Trends in the Midwest’s Food, Agriculture, and Forestry Industries

Mark White and Alan Spell

farmdoc daily, 2025, vol. 14, issue 76

Abstract: Many industries face workforce challenges, and industries related to food, agriculture, and forestry are no exception. These activities often take place in rural areas, where demographic challenges—like aging populations and out migration—limit the number of available workers with the requisite skills and experience particularly challenging. Ensuring this future workforce will greatly affect both the competitiveness of food, agriculture, and forestry related industries and the communities whose economic futures rely on these activities.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Conservation and Other; Food Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.358530

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