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Grain movers struggle to find employees as harvest nears

09/01/21 6:18 AM By Ben Nuelle
KEYWORDS barge boat Consolidated Grain and Barge corn Darin Adrian grain grain elevator harvest Ingram Barge inland waterway Marquette Transportation Co. Mike Steenhoek Oscar Harrell Scott Strickland Soy Transportation Coalition soybeans towboat unemployment USDA
It’s hard to walk in any store in America today without seeing a “help wanted” sign hanging in the window and companies that move grain are among them — trying to quickly fill positions as harvest approaches.
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Ben Nuelle
Associate Editor

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