North Dakota State University Assistant Professor of Agricultural Education Brook Thiel was at National FFA Convention, hoping to spur students to continue in ag education after their time in high school ends. “There is a teacher shortage across the country in all education areas, not just in ag.” North Dakota has 115 agriculture teachers and every year there are open positions and schools have also added ag education programs. Thiel has been encouraging students to stay involved in agriculture as they plan their career path. “FFA students tend to have really strong transferrable skills for the workplace. I continue to tell kids as they stop by that are interested in things like computer science or law that we need all of them in agriculture, they’re a hot commodity.”
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