Farm women who use pesticides are more likely than nonusers to develop allergic asthma as adults, a U.S. study shows. This effect is particularly strong for the 60% of farm women who grew up on a ...

The Women in AgRobotics award spotlights the female leaders driving meaningful change in agricultural technology.

The Farm Progress Show in central Illinois is highlighting the significant roles women are playing in agriculture, with the "Women in the Field" ...

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.

Women in agriculture face unique challenges, including less access to land and capital than their male counterparts. Loans are one option when building a farm, but grants—since they require no ...

More women are thrust into farming as they outlive their fathers or husbands In Iowa%2C 20%25 of the state%27s farmland is owned by women More than 200 million acres of U.S. farmland will change ...

At Pa. Farm Show and beyond, women are forging a path into agriculture The 2012 census showed 30 percent of farmers were women and just 14 percent of farms were primarily run by women.

A White South African farm owner and two employees are facing trial over the alleged murder of two Black women who ...

A white South African farm worker accused of killing two black women says he was forced to feed their bodies to pigs, ...

That's led to a broader picture of who does the farming in the U.S. Still, there are limits, and sociologists say expectations about what constitutes women's work on the farm can be slow to change.