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Your Guide to Food Safety Jobs: Roles, Skills, and Opportunities

2025 Market Overview of Food Safety Jobs The Centers for Disease Control reports that 48 million people contract foodborne illness yearly, resulting in 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that the economic burden for these illnesses now exceeds $17 billion annually. As food supply globalization increases consumers’ health risks, food

How AgTech & Cannabis Impacted the CEA Talent Pool

Modern CEA and the Confluence of Cannabis, Tech & Talent A confluence of diverse factors and influences has led to the rise of the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) industry as we know it today. This growth has largely been fueled by two synergistic forces: cannabis legalization and new technological advancements.  The advent of cannabis legalization

A Winning B2B Sales Process Starts with a Winning Sales Team

Want to Build a Successful B2B Sales Process? Respect and Support Your Sales Team In industries like CEA, traditional agriculture, and food manufacturing, technical and B2B sales roles are critical to business growth. These professionals don’t just close deals; they translate complex tech into real-world value for prospective clients. More importantly, they build lasting relationships and

The Value of Supply Chain Headhunters

What Supply Chain Headhunters Know That General Recruiters Don’t  Do you have the talent needed to build a more nimble and resilient supply chain? With the escalation of international trade wars due to U.S. tariffs, companies are now rethinking their supply chains on the fly. For organizations in food manufacturing, agriculture, and beyond, effective supply

Agribusiness Executive Search in 2025

Agribusiness Executive Search: Why the Demand for Top Leaders Is Growing In 2025, the agriculture industry is at a major crossroads. We are facing a slew of novel challenges, such as supply chain disruptions, climate change, sustainability demands, and advancing technologies. In light of the current climate, the need for strong, visionary leaders in agribusiness

Understanging Recruiting KPIs: What Is a Good Offer Acceptance Rate?

What Is a Good Offer Acceptance Rate? How to Measure & Improve It In today’s increasingly competitive business environments, forward-looking HR professionals are becoming more strategic about hiring practices. The best policies include setting, measuring, and tracking key hiring metrics to pinpoint specific areas for improvement. In addition to key hiring metrics like cost per

How AI & Automation Are Impacting Agricultural Recruitment

New Technologies Evolving Agricultural Recruitment When most people think about farming, they likely imagine vast green fields, humming tractors, and labor-intensive processes. But today’s agriculture is a very different story. AI and automation have become fixtures in every industry, in every corner of the world, and agriculture is no exception. With the help of AI

The Benefits of Hiring Senior-Level Talent

The Value of Experience in Hiring: Why Senior-Level Talent Still Matters Do today’s employers favor mid-level professionals over experienced industry veterans? That is the prevailing theory among job seekers, but aspiring employees don’t necessarily have the data to support this theory. Certainly, businesses are always looking for ways to cut costs. However, experience remains a

ISO Horti Innovators Customer Spotlight

ISO Horti Innovators Hires Technical Sales Manager for North American Expansion M&F Talent Customer Spotlight AgTech manufacturer ISO Horti Innovators partnered with M&F Talent to hire a new Technical Sales Manager for North America. Known for their cutting-edge robotic automation solutions powered by AI, ISO Horti needed a highly technical sales leader who could drive

Top Controlled Environment Agriculture Careers for 2025

6 Promosing Controlled Environment Agriculture Careers for 2025 The controlled environment agriculture (CEA) industry has reached a defining point. Over the past few years, the CEA space has faced serious hurdles as startup ventures failed to realize profitability - and big-name players like Bowery and App Harvest went out of business. While obstacles have emerged

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