According to The CARE Act, which stands for the Children’s Act for Responsible Employment, children are allowed to work in ...

A state education initiative seeks to entice more students to agriculture jobs by offering them courses — some beginning in kindergarten — to better acquaint them with one of the state’s oldest ...

Editor's note: This is the first installment of a five-part series, "The Great Farm and Food Talent Search," exploring the challenges and opportunities facing the agriculture and food sectors when it ...

Since 1980, Purdue University, in consultation with the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, has been releasing reports on the state of employment in the agricultural field. The latest, ...

Tristesse Jones will probably never drive a tractor or guide a combine through rows of soybeans at harvest time. There isn't a farm within miles of where she grew up on Chicago's west side, but she's ...

A New Jersey-based agri-business manufacturer has purchased a Muncy facility and anticipates 69 new full-time jobs with ...

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Farm industry working to modernize image Worker shortage has been apparent for at least eight years Connecting with colleges seen as key to addressing shortage WASHINGTON — U.S. agriculture and food ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. American manufacturing is near extinction and has taken the ...