As Wisconsin’s unemployment rate hits all-time lows, and as the workforce shortage continues, the state has a focus on growing its own talent for industries that need the help. The Department of Workforce Development works with schools, employers, tech colleges and others to develop a total of 75 youth apprenticeship programs. The industries span construction, health sciences, transportation, and of course, agriculture. Apprenticeship Bureau Director David Polk zeroes in on the agriculture apprenticeships. He shares the variety of ag programs out there, including the new dairy grazer and arborist pathways, and explains how the programs are successful. 

As Wisconsin’s unemployment rate hits all-time lows, and as the workforce shortage continues, the state has a focus on growing its own talent for industries that need the help. The Department of Workforce Development works with schools, employers, tech colleges and others to develop a total of 75 youth apprenticeship programs. The industries span construction, health sciences, transportation, and of course, agriculture. Apprenticeship Bureau Director David Polk zeroes in on the agriculture apprenticeships. He shares the variety of ag programs out there, including the new dairy grazer and arborist pathways, and explains how the programs are successful.

Join Pam Jahnke for the latest farm news. Heard daily on WOZN 96.7 FM and 1670 AM in Madison Wisconsin from 5-6am. Also heard on affiliate stations all over Wisconsin.

Join Pam Jahnke for the latest farm news. Heard daily on WOZN 96.7 FM and 1670 AM in Madison Wisconsin from 5-6am. Also heard on affiliate stations all over Wisconsin.

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