Why is the number of agriculture teachers shrinking?

Minnesota Agriculture Education Leadership Council chief Sarah Dornink tells the Star Tribune that one of the big things making it hard to recruit and retain agriculture teachers -- a declining resource in this state -- is that agribusiness keeps luring them away:

“When you graduate from college with debt, it’s hard to say no to a $55,000 salary, a company truck and a cellphone."

You can also read the full story here.

(You may also remember coverage here of the changing demographics of University of Minnesota ag students. The Strib article touches a bit on efforts to adapt to that, too.)

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