Delegates to Pig & Poultry LIVE will hear ideas and solutions to address attracting new talent, voted as one of the top 5 most important factors facing the industry.
Speakers at the expanded event, organized by the Royal Agricultural Society of England at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire on May 15, 2013 will offer advice on how to retain, motivate and reward staff during an afternoon session entitled “Innovation in people, securing our future.”
David Yiend, AB Agri chief executive and one of the speakers, said “There are enjoyable and rewarding career options in the pig and poultry sectors and we need to demonstrate to young people that this is an exciting industry to work in.”
“Agriculture needs to recruit 60,000 new entrants over the next decade and we will only achieve that if we help ourselves by being positive about pig and poultry production.”
“This debate is vital to the sustainability and profitability of British food and farming, we can’t assume this issue will be resolved by someone else and if we want to secure talent for our own businesses and for others in the supply chain we need to decide; what can I do? What role can I play? And take actions to tackle this challenge head on.”
“We need pig and poultry producers, and supply chain companies to talk to pupils, careers advisers and parents about how rewarding careers in the sector can be,” he said.
Pig & Poultry LIVE will give pig producers the opportunity to discuss a range of issues relating to people and how some creative thinking can help drive their business and the industry forward to a competitive and profitable future. The event promises to provide practical and valuable solutions to the challenges we all face around people - whether that’s finding the right talent or motivating the people you already have.
