The struggle to find ag educators continues in Minnesota and
elsewhere.

Brad Schloesser, director of the Minnesota State Southern Agricultural Center of Excellence, says this has been a problem for decades.

“The reality is, and I started my career in agricultural education back in the early 80’s, we’ve had a shortage for a long, long period of time.”

During a webinar Wednesday hosted by Minnesota AgriGrowth called Resilience in Agriculture and Food: Matching Talent to Need, he said learning institutions are having to import educators from other parts of the country.

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