Women on India's farms left in limbo as climate shocks cost jobs

Disabled mother-of-two Devanabai Dhaigude has in recent months regularly gone to bed on an empty stomach, after heavy rains ...
American Farm Bureau Federation

AFBF Women's Leadership Committee Prepares for Year of the Woman Farmer

The American Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee will celebrate the International Year of the Woman Farmer. Chad Smith ...
Altoona Mirror

Ag industry sees increase in number of women farmers

Carly (England) Morrissey feeds a calf as her son Cruz, 2, watches. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski In the past, farming was seen as a man’s job, but according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
The Advocate

St. Landry woman on winning Louisiana's top agriculture award: "Farming is in you."

A St. Landry Parish sugar cane and cattle farmer won the 2025 Louisiana Farm Bureau's Outstanding Young Farm Woman award. Courtney Gerace, 34, received the award Friday at the Louisiana Farm Bureau’s ...
Altoona Mirror

Growing force: Ag industry sees increase in the number of women farmers

In the past, farming was seen as a man’s job, but according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, women now make up over a third of all U.S. farmers. That’s not a surprise to Yvette Longenecker, a ...