Livestock trucking industry also struggling

Nov 26, 2021 at 09:52 AM CST
Labor shortages continue to plague the ag industry, and the livestock industry is no exception. Jara Settles with the Livestock Marketing Association says the labor squeeze goes beyond processing facilities. “Even our own livestock auction markets members have been seeing labor as a huge challenge,” she says. “But particularly in the trucking context, going into the pandemic, we already had a trucking shortage.” She tells Brownfield one of the unique challenges facing the industry is that not anyone with a CDL is able to haul livestock.

Nov 26, 2021 at 09:52 AM CST

Labor shortages continue to plague the ag industry, and the livestock industry is no exception. Jara Settles with the Livestock Marketing Association says the labor squeeze goes beyond processing facilities. “Even our own livestock auction markets members have been seeing labor as a huge challenge,” she says. “But particularly in the trucking context, going into the pandemic, we already had a trucking shortage.” She tells Brownfield one of the unique challenges facing the industry is that not anyone with a CDL is able to haul livestock.