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The Farm Labor Shortage in Europe: A Continent-Wide Concern

AgriHiring.com September 1, 2023 Articles

Challenges Europe, with its diverse agriculture sector spanning from vineyards in France to dairy farms in the Netherlands, faces a continent-wide farm labor shortage. This shortage has implications for food production, supply chains, and the overall agricultural economy. Solutions 1.Cross-Border Labor Mobility : Promoting cross-border labor mobility within the EU can help address labor shortages by allowing seasonal workers from

Agri-Food Pilot Undergoes Two Changes to Better Fulfill Canada Labor Needs

AgriHiringJobs August 30, 2023 News

On August 18, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced two changes to its Agri-Food Pilot program to help address Canada’s labor needs. These firstly include the expansion of open work permit access to family members of all participants in the Pilot, and secondly the announcement that IRCC is accepting union reference letters to attest to a candidate’s work experience as

Cambridge-based Fieldwork Robotics harvest €1.7 million to help solve the farm workers shortage problem

AgriHiringJobs August 20, 2023 News

Farms in Europe, and worldwide, are suffering from a continuous and worsening shortage of workers. In the UK, this problem has been exacerbated by Covid-19, Brexit, the war in Ukraine and high employment levels in competing sectors, with the National Farmers’ Union suggesting that as much as £60m of food will be left to rot on farms this year due

Cambridge-based Fieldwork Robotics harvest €1.7 million to help solve the farm workers shortage problem

AgriHiring.com August 16, 2023 News

How To Immigrate To Canada As An Agricultural Contractor Or Farm Supervisor

AgriHiringJobs August 10, 2023 News

Farms throughout Canada are forecast to suffer a labour shortage over the next eight years with too few agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors to do the tough job of ensuring enough food is produced. The federal Canada jobs hunting and career-planning Job Bank website is forecasting a shortfall of 5,900 of these workers from now to 2031. ”New job openings arising

Canada’s Agricultural Labor Shortage: A Growing Concern

AgriHiring.com August 1, 2023 Articles

Canada, known for its vast agricultural landscapes and diverse produce, is facing a significant labor shortage in its farming sector. The shortage is impacting agricultural operations across the country, from the prairies of Alberta to the orchards of British Columbia. Challenges Canada’s aging agricultural workforce is a major challenge. As older farmers retire, there’s a lack of younger workers willing

With shortage of local labor, farmers and advocates want Congress to create incentives for migrant farmworkers

AgriHiringJobs July 29, 2023 News

Coloradans are about to enjoy the bounty of the summer: Rocky Ford melons, Palisade peaches, and Olathe sweet corn. But the farmers who grow that produce have a big problem. There just aren’t enough workers. “I cannot find domestic workers who want to work seasonally at any price,” said David Harold of the Tuxedo Corn Company in Olathe. He and

Hot Agri-Food Jobs for Express Entry Draws

AgriHiring.com July 17, 2023 News

The Canadian government has recently implemented category-based selection draws in the Express Entry system on the path towards Canadian permanent residency. The category-based selection targets specific occupations with labor market shortages. To address the growing demand for skilled workers, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has included agriculture and agri-food occupations as one of the priority categories. The eligible agriculture

UK farmers have relied on European migrant workers for decades

AgriHiringJobs July 5, 2023 News

A visa scheme for migrant farm workers was in place in some form between 1945 and 2014. Participants were typically students from European countries. The most recent incarnation, the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme, was restricted to Romanian and Bulgarian citizens from 2008. It was then scrapped altogether in 2014. The government considered that demand could be met by EU workers

The Farm Labor Shortage in the USA: Challenges and Solutions

AgriHiring.com July 1, 2023 Articles

The United States has long been dependent on a reliable workforce to sustain its vast agricultural industry. However, in recent years, the country has faced a growing farm labor shortage. This shortage is attributed to several factors, including changing demographics, immigration policies, and evolving labor market dynamics. Challenges One of the primary challenges faced by American agriculture is the demographic

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