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WANTED: Veterans to work in agriculture

The agricultural industry wants to hire veterans.

There’s a shortage of labor in the agricultural industry across the country and Lori Culler, founder of the Michigan-based ag talent company Ag Hires, tells Brownfield at the same time there’s a growing interest of veterans who want to work in agriculture.  “We are seeing a huge trend for farms and agribusinesses wanting and looking for military, wanting and looking for veterans that have the skills and abilities that they’re looking for, and so there’s a big match here.”

She says veterans who are looking to work in agriculture need to value what they learned during their service which most of the time is the skill set that employers are asking for.  “I think often for veterans maybe they don’t put enough value on what they learned for leadership, in communication skills, structure and process and all of those great things about military are so applicable.”

Culler says employers also need to have an open mind about applicants that may not have past experience in agriculture but want to be part of the industry.

AUDIO: Interview with Lori Culler