Wisconsin agricultural and natural resource sector labor survey report: 2009

Abstract

The primary focus of this survey was to document the current and anticipated demand for workers in four sectors of Wisconsin's agricultural and natural resources industries: horticulture, agricultural finance, and forestry. In addition, the survey examined employee attributes, the level of employee wages, benefits, employer-provided training, skills demanded by firms, and bonus practices. This report is a companion to a previous survey in 2008 that examined the current and anticipated demand for workers in four additional sectors of Wisconsin?s agricultural and natural resources industries: dairy product manufacturing, animal slaughtering and processing, farm supply wholesalers, and bioenergy.