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The Women Farmers website and organization is new this year. All
members are women who own, run or operate farms, from the small
farm that sells at the local farmers market to the huge farms of
thousands of acres. Here we can exchange ideas and band together
to effect changes that are needed in our chosen profession. Click the
Join button to see how you can help.
members are women who own, run or operate farms, from the small
farm that sells at the local farmers market to the huge farms of
thousands of acres. Here we can exchange ideas and band together
to effect changes that are needed in our chosen profession. Click the
Join button to see how you can help.
The 2007 Census of Agriculture shows that women have a growing
presence in U.S. agriculture. Women are running more farms and
ranches, operating more land, and producing a greater value of
agricultural products than they were five years ago.
Of the 3.3 million U.S. farm operators counted in 2007 Census, 30.2
percent — or more than 1 million — were women. The total
number of women operators increased 19 percent from 2002,
significantly outpacing the 7 percent increase in the number of
farmers overall. The number of women who were the principal
operators of a farm or ranch increased by almost 30 percent, to
306,209. Women are now the principal operators of 14 percent of
the nation’s 2.2 million farms.
presence in U.S. agriculture. Women are running more farms and
ranches, operating more land, and producing a greater value of
agricultural products than they were five years ago.
Of the 3.3 million U.S. farm operators counted in 2007 Census, 30.2
percent — or more than 1 million — were women. The total
number of women operators increased 19 percent from 2002,
significantly outpacing the 7 percent increase in the number of
farmers overall. The number of women who were the principal
operators of a farm or ranch increased by almost 30 percent, to
306,209. Women are now the principal operators of 14 percent of
the nation’s 2.2 million farms.
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