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Is There a Shortage of Good Farm Employees?

Kevin Stewart interiviews Eric Spell, President of AgCareers.com (a subsiduary of Farms.com), about the agriculture labour market and the shortage of skilled labour. The traditional pipeline of kids growing up on farms is a smaller pool that a couple of years ago. Also the demographics are changing - 60% enrolled in the college of agriculture are female.

Also discussed
- Other options are a HR cooperative to give seasonal employees full-time employmen
- Career Fairs - how to use them. Speaking to clubs, associations and events.
- Perception of agriculture.

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Farm Health Guardian | Digital Biosecurity in Real Time

Video: Farm Health Guardian | Digital Biosecurity in Real Time

Disease risk, biosecurity, and real-time monitoring continue to be major topics across the pork industry. In this episode of Swine Web Industry Perspectives, presented by Farm Health Guardian, we discuss how digital biosecurity and real-time data are changing the way producers think about herd protection, people movement, and operational decision-making.

The conversation explores:

disease risk in modern pork production,

the impact of people movement on biosecurity,

the importance of real-time monitoring,

digital biosecurity technology,

and how Farm Health Guardian developed tools designed to support modern swine operations.

As the industry continues focusing on prevention, preparedness, and operational efficiency, connected technologies and actionable data are becoming increasingly important parts of modern herd health management.