Innovations for a Shrinking Agricultural Workforce

Diane Charlton, J. Edward Taylor, Stavros Vougioukas, Zachariah Rutledge, Charlton, Diane, Taylor, J. Edward, Vougioukas, Stavros, Rutledge, Zachariah · 2019 · AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA)

Summary. The paper examines how agricultural businesses adopt labor-saving technologies in response to a shrinking workforce. It argues that investment in new farm technologies must account for long-term labor supply decline in the U.S. and rising education levels in traditional agricultural worker regions, requiring strategic planning for a smaller but more educated workforce.

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Charlton, D., Taylor, J. E., Vougioukas, S., Rutledge, Z., Diane, C., Edward, T. J., Stavros, V., & Zachariah, R.. (2019). Innovations for a Shrinking Agricultural Workforce. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.288509

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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.288509
Countries: United States
Regions: North America
Categories: agtech, innovation-theory
Added: 2026-04-28