Because farming is uncertain and one bad frost can spell disaster for the season’s crops, two-thirds of the women in the study also work full time outside the home. This provides more financial ...

In an effort to help more women find success in farming, Farm Service Agency held a workshop on Feb. 17 to give women more information and more tools to make them better, more successful farmers.

Women weren’t the only area of farming that was of focus at the conference. Family farming was another big area of emphasis. “I think our image is usually of the man on the farm,” Winsor said.

Agriculture is the backbone of South Africa's rural economy, and women form the foundation of this sector. Yet, their ...

Women in Cherang’any in Trans Nzoia County urged to embrace avocado farming as an alternative to traditional maize cultivation.

Recent research suggests the unique stresses from farm life may be taking a toll on one of the pillars of the families that make your dinners possible: the women who keep farming families running.

Women vital in farming, on and off the agricultural field The researchers held six focus group sessions with more than two dozen women married to farmers in rural Georgia.