Worker shortages are a challenge in agriculture, grain cooperatives included. Different factors contribute. Fessenden Co-op General Manager Mark Hovland says 25 percent of employees at his co-op are in the retirement age bracket. “We’ll have lost about 10 of them from November 2020 through March 2022. We’re not seeing a lot of applicants come through the door and we’re doing what we can. It’s hard to advertise to fill those roles.” Hovland and other North Dakota Grain Dealers Convention attendees participated in a workshop on engaging and retaining employees last week.
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