A combine harvests soybeans near Wyoming, Iowa, in October 2023. New University of Iowa research looks into what women farmers in Iowa are stressed about. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette) Buy Photo Heavy ...

Generations of women in Sampreetha’s family have worked on their rice fields. During the Covid-19 lockdown, Sampreetha, who goes by her first name, was pursuing a master’s degree in agriculture. When ...

Now that the science about climate change is undeniable, the conversation is finally shifting to how we transition towards more regenerative living. Food is at the center of it all. The solutions are ...

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 ...

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 ...

It isn’t Old MacDonald’s farm anymore. The people behind your market tomatoes and steakhouse dinners are as diverse as the seeds they sow and the animals they raise. And though farming is an industry ...

In October 2019, the Federal Government launched the National Gender Policy in Agriculture (NGPA), to give women farmers across the country more access to farming inputs and enhance their ...

Agriculture has historically been one of the most important industries in the U.S., but the sector has become less prominent over time. Farms have become more productive thanks to improved technology, ...

There's a noticeable shift happening in American agriculture, with women now making up over one-third of U.S. farmers, according to the Department of Agriculture. The U.S. Census confirms the number ...

Female farmers in Iowa are advocating for more women in the agriculture business as Women’s History Month comes to a close. The most recent number of Iowa farms with female producers totaled 45,786 of ...

Harvest starts at 6 a.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays at the Side Yard Farm & Kitchen in Portland, Ore. Stacey Givens, the 36-year-old owner and chef, brews a carafe of coffee in the catering barn where ...

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 ...