Number of women farmers continues to increase…

It’s official! The 2007 Census of Agriculture reports that the number of women farmers is on the rise. Not a big surprise to those of us that work with these folks.
“One of the most significant changes in the 2007 Census of Agriculture is the increase in female farm operators, both in terms of the absolute number and the percentage of all principal operators. There were 306,209 female principal operators counted in 2007, up from 237,819 in 2002 –
an increase of almost 30 percent.”
Other interesting findings:
Computer use is up — and so is access to high-speed internet service
The number of small farms is increasing.
The number of large farms is increasing.
The in-between farms are losing ground–literally
Check it out for yourselves.