Characteristics of Ohio Women in Agriculture

By: PhD student Rae Ju and Professor Ani Katchova, Farm Income Enhancement Chair, in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (AEDE), and Nanette L. Neal and Sarah Noggle, Extension Educators in Agriculture and Natural Resources in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Department of Extension at the Ohio State University.

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• According to the 2022 Census of Agriculture, around one-third of all farmers in Ohio are female.
• Both female and male farmers exhibit a similar distribution pattern for age, with the majority falling within the 55-64 age range.
• Female farmers in Ohio manage smaller farms compared to their male counterparts.
• Over half of farms operated by female producers in Ohio specialize in crop production, particularly in oilseed and grain farming.
• Female farmers in Ohio are less likely to state farming as their primary occupation and tend to have lower market value of products sold.