CHICAGO — Several trends are changing the patterns of employment in rural and farming communities.
“Farming communities are dependent not only on agriculture, but also the plants that were often built in those communities to take advantage of the workforce of the spouses in a farm family,” said Peter Creticos, Institute for Work & the Economy president and executive director.
Trends that are impacting employment include environmental challenges, growing global populations, new markets, changing customer tastes and preferences and conflicting regulation with respect to GMOs, said Creticos during the “Where’s the Workforce? Attracting Talent in a Changing Agri-Food Landscape” event organized […]
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