Agriculture

Agricultural production and processing in Minnesota plays a huge role in the state’s economy. Minnesota ranks seventh in the nation in agricultural production at $21.3 billion. The state’s agriculture industry exports $9.3 billion worth of goods each year. Agricultural production and processing industries generate over $106 billion annually in total economic impact and supports more than 388,000 jobs. Minnesota also ranks in the top five for multiple agriculture categories such as first in turkeys raised, second in hogs, first in sugar beets, oats, wild rice and red kidney beans.

Given agriculture’s importance to our state, the Minnesota Dual-Training Pipeline works with agriculture producers to determine their workforce needs and create tools to address those needs as seen below in the list of in-demand occupations in the industry that are well-suited to create dual-training opportunities.

Validated occupational competency summaries

• Agriculture applicator technician

• Agriculture equipment mechanic

• Agriculture finance/lender

• Agronomist

• Crop farm manager

• Farm animal manager

• Grain merchandiser

• Horticulture farm manager

• Livestock veterinarian

• Meat cutter/meat processor

• Quality assurance/food safety supervisor

• Swine technician (grow finish)

• Swine technician (sow farm)

Questions?

Contact us at PIPELINE.Program@state.mn.us.