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Colleges, companies, farm organizations and others around the country are employing innovative thinking to develop the next generation of ag and food employees. Apprenticeships, workforce training, career development and onboarding employees all offer ways for companies to build their future workforce with the talent needed to meet the growing projected job opportunities in the agricultural sector.

Ron Gibson, the Utah Farm Bureau president who announced a leave of absence last week following the release of a video of a confrontation with the farmworkers on his dairy operation, has resigned from his position.

Utah Farm Bureau President Ron Gibson is facing human trafficking allegations after video surfaced online of him allegedly assaulting a worker on his dairy farm.

If you think hiring good employees for food and agricultural jobs is difficult now, the data doesn’t indicate it’s going to improve anytime soon. Understanding generational differences in today's labor makeup will help ag companies weather the tight labor market.

Agri-Pulse editors examine agriculture and food companies' hiring and retention struggles in a new five-part series, “The Great Farm and Food Talent Search.”

With record-breaking temperatures continuing nationwide, the Labor Department has issued its first-ever hazard alert for heat and plans to step up enforcement in agriculture and construction, which are considered high-risk industries.