How CHS Is Adapting to Current Workforce Challenges

St. Paul, MN — Staffing shortages are a problem for businesses nationwide and there’s no exception for the agribusiness economy either. Gary Halvorson is the Senior Vice President for CHS, a diversified global agribusiness cooperative owned by farmers and local cooperatives across the US with more than 10,000 employees. He talks about some of the challenges with retaining workforce and what CHS is doing to attract them.

Because it’s impossible to replace every individual that’s leaving the workforce, Halvorson says they are utilizing technology, including robots and even autonomous trucks to potentially ease the burden.

Halvorson also adds that consolidation is also one of the solutions.

As Senior Vice President for CHS, Halvorson, oversees marketing and sales functions for CHS wholesale and retail agronomy businesses and agronomy product development, as well as CHS Cooperative Resources, which provides strategic business and talent planning for cooperatives.