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Women Farmers and Ranchers and Agricultural Knowledge: Gender. Experience, and Connection

Creator:

Filan, Trina Robin

Abstract:

This research is based on in-depth interviews with 20 women farmers and ranchers from the state of Oregon. These women employ a variety of methods and subscribe to a number of divergent philosophies regarding agricultural practices. The intention of this study is to examine how women who are the primary...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

, 1997). The 1997 U.S. Census of Agriculture revealed a 14% increase in women farm operators from the