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Ag Jobs. I'm Greg Martin with Lacy Gray for Colorado Ag Today.

MARTIN: Graduating from college this year and wondering what you are going to do? Ever considered the ag industry?

GRAY: A new report shows tremendous demand for recent college graduates with a degree in agricultural programs with an estimated 57,900 high-skilled job openings annually in the food, agriculture, renewable natural resources, and environment fields in the United States. According to an employment outlook report by USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Purdue University, there is an average of 35,400 new U.S. graduates with a bachelor's degree or higher in agriculture related fields, 22,500 short of the jobs available annually.

MARTIN: Businesses are beginning to actively recruit students looking for jobs. AgCareers.com will be holding their 13th Annual North American Ag & Food HR Roundtable in August where human resources experts, ag industry professionals and collegiate staff will share their knowledge with attendees.

GRAY: Projections are that almost half of the job opportunities will be in management and business. Another 27 percent will be in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics or STEM areas. The report also shows that women make up more than half of the food, agriculture, renewable natural resources, and environment higher education graduates in the United States.

MARTIN: And that's Colorado Ag Today. I'm Greg Martin, thanks for listening on the Ag Information Network of the West.

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