Farm ownership is a demanding profession with significant mental health challenges. The unique pressures of the role, combined with severe mental health care barriers, affect farmers across the ...

“In cotton, it’s women who sow the seed, weed, pick and segregate the fibers for a premium,” Alison Ward, chief executive officer of CottonConnect, said. “Yet they’re not even recognized as farmers.” ...

Women are transforming agriculture, stepping into leadership roles and reshaping the future of farming across the U.S.

Having more women in agriculture is associated with greater community well-being, according to researchers. Their work suggests that women farmers approach their operations in ways that positively ...

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture 2022 Census of Agriculture, female farmers make up about 36% of all U.S. producers. Women are more likely than men to be beginning farmers, so exposure ...

It is well documented that women small-scale farmers are hard done by in an environment where they farm without security of tenure, which inhibits their ability to raise finance with which to grow ...