National Ag News
Low unemployment rate could create additional ag labor challenges
Aug 17, 2017, 18:08 PM
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A livestock market analyst says unemployment is at a 16-year low and that could cause labor issues as the new pork processing plants come online.
University of Missouri’s Scott Brown says unemployment rates continue to decline and finding skilled labor capable of running the new large pork processing facilities is becoming more of a challenge. “It’s more than just building a structure and then the hogs run through it by themselves,” he says.
