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Why Ag Retailers Are Laboring Over Future Labor

As I write this column, I am in the midst of compiling information for our annual CropLife 100 report. This in-depth dive into what’s going on with the nation’s top ag retailers is always a great way to find out where the industry has been during the current year and get hints as to how things will play out in the year ahead.
 
Based upon the early data from the 2022 survey, it seems as if labor issues will once again rise to the top of the list among chief concerns for ag retailers going into 2023, and beyond. At present, approximately six in 10 respondents has listed labor as the No. 1 issue “keeping them up at night,” with last year’s main issue, supply chain disruptions, running a distant second.
 
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