How the USDA Changed the Way Women Farmers are Counted in the Census of Agriculture

Ryanne Pilgeram, Katherine Dentzman, Paul Lewin and Kelsey Conley

Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, 2020, vol. 35, issue 01

Abstract: The way in which the USDA Census of Agriculture counts farmers has transformed over time, limiting comparisons between years. Changes to the 2017 Census could be wrongly interpreted to suggest a significant increase in the number of women farmers and principal women farmers. We explain these changes, the caveats needed, and suggestions for more accurate comparisons.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.303018

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