Employers say people with ag background hard to find

National search giants are not helping Michigan business owners who need employees with knowledge about agriculture, reports the Kalamazoo Gazette.

For weeks, Rocco Rigsby, manager of Rural King Supply, has been looking for an assistant manager for his farm and home supplies store on South 11th Street to work with his customers–the guys with two rows of sweet corn to the guys with 10,000 acres.

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“I have 50 stores in seven states. Out of those, I can’t get anyone to come to Michigan,” Rigsby said. The ideal candidate for the $25,000 to $30,000-per-year managerial position, with full benefits, doesn’t seem that tough to find–someone with a strong background in retail work and some supervisory experience. “If they had a background in agriculture, that’s a double bonus,” Rigsby said.

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Source: Kalamazoo Gazette