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Gender Differences in Farm Management

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  • Kimberly A. Zeuli
  • Robert P. King

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Women farmers comprise a significant, increasing portion of the U.S. farm operator population, yet information on women farmers and the farms they manage is limited. Data from a thirteen-state survey offered a unique opportunity to compare male and female farmers who operate large commercial farms. The survey sample included 2,888 farmers; of these, 112 (4%) were women. The purpose of this study was to identify differences and similarities associated with the gender of the principal farm decision maker of commercial farms in terms of operator characteristics, farm characteristics, farm financial performance, and record keeping and computer use. Significant differences were found in education level, type of farms operated, total acreage farmed, land tenure position, and financial performance. The results of this study are contrasted with those of previous studies that compared male and female farmers but did not distinguish farmers according to the size or type of farm operated. Farm size and type seem to explain some of the differences between farms operated by male and female farmers that have been attributed to gender.

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  • Kimberly A. Zeuli & Robert P. King, 1998. "Gender Differences in Farm Management," Review of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 20(2), pages 513-529.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:revage:v:20:y:1998:i:2:p:513-529.
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    1. Martina Slámová & Alexandra Kruse & Ingrid Belčáková & Johannes Dreer, 2021. "Old but Not Old Fashioned: Agricultural Landscapes as European Heritage and Basis for Sustainable Multifunctional Farming to Earn a Living," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-22, April.
    2. Jennifer A. Ball, 2020. "Women farmers in developed countries: a literature review," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 37(1), pages 147-160, March.
    3. Schmidt, Claudia & Goetz, Stephan J. & Tian, Zheng, 2021. "Female farmers in the United States: Research needs and policy questions," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 101(C).
    4. Engler, John-Oliver & von Wehrden, Henrik & Baumgärtner, Stefan, 2019. "Determinants of farm size and stocking rate in Namibian commercial cattle farming," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 81(C), pages 232-246.

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