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 ...
American Farm Bureau Federation

Wickedly Skilled: Women’s Communications Boot Camp Grads

Thirteen farm and ranch women leaders graduated from the fall session of Women’s Communications Boot Camp hosted by the American Farm Bureau Federation.
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Women in Ag Study highlights contributions of women in rural America

The United Nations is recognizing 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer, with hopes of spotlighting the contributions of women in agriculture and agribusiness. Lisa Wherry, a Pennsylvania ...
WITN

One third of Pitt County farmers are women, according to a recent USDA analysis

PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - There’s a noticeable shift happening in American agriculture. The number of women in farming has been rising since 2002, and the census from 2022 confirms the surge. “Women ...
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Beth Ford says ‘we need more legal immigration’ to help American farmers because a lack of labor could trigger a ‘black swan event’

At the Fortune Most Powerful Women (MPW) Summit Tuesday morning, Land O’Lakes CEO Beth Ford warned that American farmers face a critical labor shortage that could lead to a “black swan event” if the U ...