Over the past 60 years, employment in agriculture has decreased drastically yet productivity has increased and the number of paid workers in agriculture has stayed relatively constant. To find out more about this and other trends in Canadian agricultural labour, check out Farm Credit Canada’s Ag Economist blog by Ray Bollman, Senior Research Advisor to the Labour Market Information (LMI) project being conducted by the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council. The LMI project is also supported by J.P. Gervais, FCC’s Chief Agricultural Economist who sits on the LMI Advisory Group along with a cross section of leaders in the agricultural industry.
Agricultural labour trends are among a myriad of topics that will keep you up to date with the information that you need to succeed. For the latest in ag trends and impacts go to https://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/ag-knowledge/ag-economist/will-a-labour-shortage-impact-agricultural-growth.html.
