An official website of the United States government.
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
"Each month, USDA shares stories of women in agriculture who are leading the industry and helping other women succeed along the way."
Women in Agriculture
Women fill many roles in agriculture. They are farmers and farm workers, ranchers, agricultural researchers, and educators. And, they contribute to local food systems, direct farm marketing, farm business planning/management, and more. Women represented 38% of "about 300,000 persons...involved in making decisions for the farms that sold food directly in 2015." [Source: Direct Farm Sales of Food.]
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
This site describes USDA programs and initiatives that provide women with education, tools and resources to “take on the challenges of meeting the world's growing food, fuel and fiber needs.”
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Search NAL's AGRICOLA database for articles, books, journals and electronic resources. Select "Format" to limit results. Use WorldCat to find titles in a library near you.
eXtension Foundation.
A web portal with "information and resources support education, technical assistance and networking opportunities for women farmers, ranchers and producers" Maintained by
the Women in Agriculture National Learning Network (WIA LN), a national initiative, the site includes a Resource Library, presentations, events, publications, and more.
American Farm Bureau
The program "provides women with leadership training, communication skills, and networking to strengthen their ability to encourage positive change in their communities and in the agricultural industry." Many state Farm Bureau programs also have women's committees or women's leadership programs.
USDA. NAL. Special Collections.
Guide to a collection of watercolors by and materials about Deborah Griscom Passmore, a USDA botanical artist.
USDA. NAL. Special Collections.
Images of agricultural librarians from the USDA History Collection in the National Agricultural Library's Special Collections. [Scroll down page to view.]
USDA. NAL. Alternative Farming Systems Information Center.
Links to USDA Census of Agriculture and Economic Research Service data, tables and reports.
USDA. National Agricultural Statistics Service.
In 2012, there were 969,672 women farmers in the United States, and "14 percent of the nation's 2.1 million farms had a female principal operator in 2012."
USDA. National Agricultural Statistics Service.
The 2012 USDA Census of Agriculture data analyzes specific characteristics of farms operated by women in Race, Ethnicity and Gender Profiles (by state).