Wednesday 10th September 2025

Exposing students to ag careers early on could help address labor shortages

Governor Pete Ricketts says not enough graduates are taking jobs in agriculture. “We’ve got so many more job openings than we have young people graduating in career fields from institutions of higher education to fill them.”

Scott Morrison is a sophomore at Southeast Community College and says farm shows helped him find a clear path to an ag mech career.

   

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