Census shows decline of women’s representation in ag
Women in agriculture saw a slight decline in representation within the farming and ranching industries, according to the 2022 Census of Agriculture.
Women in agriculture saw a slight decline in representation within the farming and ranching industries, according to the 2022 Census of Agriculture.
Virginia-based nonprofit Restore the Harvest has created an innovative livestock curriculum to enact systemic change in impoverished areas.
Teresa Ervin-Springs and Kevin Springs manage TKO Farming in Mississippi, while also helping to ease the learning curves in ag through Ancestral BeKin.
As I spent more time in agriculture, I realized that the perceived lack of diversity was more linked to positions of leadership than the labor force itself.
A study conducted by the University of Georgia reveals that female farmers are more likely to have higher perceived stress and engage in binge drinking.
There are several major opportunities for BIPOC students in agriculture education and/or pursuing agriculture as a career to grasp continued access.
AGDAILY has hired California native and winemaker David Salazar as its 2024 Diversity In Agriculture intern, in partnership with American Farmland Trust.
Laura Ann Pollack, who works at Healthy Chesapeake, encourages kids to “try the rainbow” in a food program she started called Color Your Plate.
Melanie Kirby of Zia Queenbees Co., focuses on breeding queen bees to provide beestock for beekeepers in New Mexico and beyond.
In one of the largest collaborative grantmaking efforts ever in the food and farming sector, 15 organizations awarded $2.235 million in grants to support 28 grassroots groups that are on the front lines of working with marginalized farmers and communities. The grantmaking advisory committee — made up of majority Black, Indigenous, and People of Color […]