IF YOU'VE BEEN having a tough time finding farm managers lately, you're not alone. Employment consultant Jeff Oliver says that not only is there a shortage, but he has seen it worsen over the past several years. As a consultant for Sherwood Lehman Massucco, the oldest and largest executive search firm in Fresno, CA, Oliver has specialized in agriculture and food processing for the past nine years, working with some of the nation's largest growers to help them make educated hiring decisions. For example, a large winegrape grower recently had an opening for a farm manager, and Oliver contacted more than 225 vineyard managers to see if they were interested. The man is nothing if not thorough. But he has to be, because of the way in which society is changing in general, and agriculture specifically.
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