Vilsack: USDA to hold agribusiness employment conference
September 15, 2015 |04:10 PM
The Agriculture Department will host a conference next month to help agribusiness companies learn how to find new employees, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said today.
Many agribusiness companies don't know to find minority employees, Vilsack noted during the question-and-answer period after a speech to Growth Energy, the organization of ethanol plant builders and operators.
Vilsack noted that there appear to be 60,000 employment opportunities in agribusiness in the coming years and that the companies want to diversify their employees.
He urged the ethanol executives to tell the positive story of rural America in order to attract employees and said he would ask Growth Energy to send a representative to the meeting.
Many potential young employees are looking not just for a job but also to improve the environment, he noted.
Speaking of the renewable fuels industry, Vilsack said, “There is a good environmental story that we don't talk enough about.”
Many agribusiness companies don't know to find minority employees, Vilsack noted during the question-and-answer period after a speech to Growth Energy, the organization of ethanol plant builders and operators.
Vilsack noted that there appear to be 60,000 employment opportunities in agribusiness in the coming years and that the companies want to diversify their employees.
He urged the ethanol executives to tell the positive story of rural America in order to attract employees and said he would ask Growth Energy to send a representative to the meeting.
Many potential young employees are looking not just for a job but also to improve the environment, he noted.
Speaking of the renewable fuels industry, Vilsack said, “There is a good environmental story that we don't talk enough about.”
