NEW YORK (Reuters) — U.S. farmers see the flow of new technologies coming to farms boosting production in coming years but worry about labour availability. Farmers attending a recent soybean conference said technological developments, including new soy and corn seeds and equipment to sample soil, will drive higher agricultural yields in coming seasons as they […] Read more
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Rural communities in Alberta on the hunt for ag workers
A county, a municipal district and four towns work together to access the provincial Rural Renewal Stream program
Southern Alberta’s agriculture sector may be booming but the workforce necessary to underpin the growth needs a spark if it is to match the industry’s plans. A collection of communities along the Highway 3 corridor between Medicine Hat and Lethbridge hopes to tap a provincial immigration program to help fill the gap between jobs and […] Read more
Labour shortage remains problem
Lack of labour is costing Canada’s meat processing industry millions every day.
Encouraging more to farm could be an uphill battle
Canadian agriculture faces many common challenges such as trade issues, public perceptions and, at times, governments’ misunderstandings of how modern farming functions. Most commonly, though, it shares a labour crisis.
