Idaho Women in Ag
Get to Know Idaho's Women in Ag
Women farmers and ranchers are essential to Idaho's
agricultural industries and communities.
The Women Farmers and Ranchers on the Rise in the US and Idaho project has been researching the challenges and opportunities facing Idaho's women in agriculture.
Browse fact sheets, recorded webinars, publications, and news features from the project.
Fact Sheets
70% of farm operations
in Idaho have at least
one woman operator.
Farm Operations, Farmers, & Principal Farmers
Recorded Webinars
Accessing, Understanding, and Using Data from the USDA's Census of Agriculture: Lessons Learned from our Women in Ag Research (recording)
Presenters: Ryanne Pilgeram, Ph.D., University of Idaho and Katie Dentzman, Ph.D., Iowa State University
View the recording | Download the slides
Women Farmers & Ranchers on the
Rise in Idaho (recording)
Presenters: Ryanne Pilgeram, Ph.D., University of Idaho and Katie Dentzman, Ph.D., Iowa State University
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Publications
Women Farmers on the Rise? Understanding USDA Data-Collection Methods
Authors: Karie Boone, Colette DePhelps, Ryanne Pilgeram, Katherine Dentzman,
Jennifer Werlin, Mackenzie Lawrence
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How the USDA Changed the Way Women Farmers are Counted in the Census of Agriculture
Authors: Ryanne Pilgeram, Katie Dentzman, Paul Lewin, and Kelsey Conley
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Farmworkers and the gender wage gap: An empirical analysis of wage inequality in US agriculture
Authors: Monica Fisher, Paul Lewin, and Ryanne Pilgeram
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Queer Farmers in the 2017 Census of Agriculture
Authors: Katherine Dentzman, Ryanne Pilgeram, Paul Lewin, Kelsey Conley
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Press
Western Innovator: Researcher studies women farmers
Capital Press | January 21, 2022
Research team aims to explore challenges women in agriculture face
Idaho News 6 | March 17, 2021
We want to hear form Idaho women in agriculture
Editorial in Capital Press by Ryanne Pilgeram | March 1, 2021
Researchers report ag census data collection changes needed
Capital Press | October 26, 2020
Idaho researchers study women farmers' access to resources
Capital Press | October 23, 2020
The Women Farmers and Ranchers on the Rise in Idaho project is supported by:
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative grant #2019-68006-29325 / project accession #1018649
The Project Team: Dr. Ryanne Pilgeram (Project Manager), Dr. Paul Lewin, Colette DePhelps, Mackenzie Lawrence, Dr. Monica Fisher, Jennifer Werlin, and Dr. Katie Dentzman.
