Women in agriculture in the United Kingdom

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Members of the Women's Land Army operates a single-furrow plough on a British farm in 1914.
Member of the Women's Land Army operates a single-furrow plough on a British farm in 1914.

Women have historically played minor roles as farm owners in agriculture in the United Kingdom,[1] but the number who own or lease farms is rising rapidly in the 21st century; by 2013 there were 25,000.[2]

A 2014 survey by

equal opportunities for women. Women were also bringing money into farms through initially small diversifications into other businesses.[3] Farmers Weekly ran a television show, Farmers Apprentice, presented by the Leicestershire dairy farmer Philippa Hall.[4]
In March 2016, the then Environment Secretary Liz Truss celebrated International Women's Day with women farmers.[5] In Scotland, too, the government and the National Farmers Union Scotland are working to promote women in agriculture in the 21st century.[6] In February 2018, the 110 year old National Farmers' Union of England and Wales elected the beef farmer Minette Batters as their first female president.[7]

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References

  1. ^ Rowley, Tom (21 October 2013). "Women farmers: meet the modern-day Land Girls". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Environment Secretary salutes Britain's women farmers". Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  3. ^ Todd, Sarah (15 October 2014). "Meet five entrepreneurial women in agriculture". Farmers Weekly. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  4. ^ Hall, Phillippa (17 October 2014). "I've seen farming's future, and there's not a flatcap in sight". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  5. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    . 9 March 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Farming sector urged to encourage more women in the industry". FarmingUK. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  7. ^ "NFU elects first female president". BBC. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

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