Why Your Best Employees Leave and How to Make Them Stay

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of employee turnover in agriculture and strategies to retain employees.

You hired well. You trained well. Everything seemed right. Then they left. If that sounds familiar, you are not alone. Employee turnover is one of the biggest challenges in agriculture today, and every time someone leaves, it costs time, energy, and momentum. In this episode of The Ranch Workforce Project, Haylie Shipp and Rachel Frost (Dan Scott Ranch Management Program at Montana State University) are joined by Chris Redman, former Turner Ranches manager, to break down what actually keeps e...

People in this episode

Hosts: Haylie Shipp, Rachel Frost

Guest: Chris Redman

Topics covered

• employee turnover
• agriculture challenges
• workforce management
• employee retention
• ranch management

Keywords

• employee turnover
• agriculture
• retention strategies
• workforce
• ranch management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dan Scott Ranch Management Program at Montana State University, Turner Ranches

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