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

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

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:Choices (Ames, Iowa) Iowa), 2020-04, Vol.35 (1), p.1-10
Hauptverfasser: Pilgeram, Ryanne, Dentzman, Katherine, Lewin, Paul, Conley, Kelsey
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