The
American Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Program has launched “Women in Ag,” an
online survey that aims to gauge the goals, aspirations, achievements and needs
of women in American agriculture in a number of different areas.
All
women who are farmers, ranchers, farm/ranch employees, employed in agricultural
businesses, pursuing ag-related higher education or supportive of agriculture
in other ways are invited to participate in the survey. Respondents must reside in the United States.
Farm Bureau membership is not required to participate.
“This
comprehensive survey is the first of its kind to ask women in-depth questions
about how they are connected to agriculture and what leadership skills they
think are most important today, as well as the top business challenges they’re
facing,” said Terry Gilbert, a Kentucky farmer and chair of the American Farm
Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee. “All women involved in agriculture – not
just Farm Bureau members – are invited to participate in the survey,” Gilbert
emphasized.
Data
collected from respondents will be used to gauge trends related to the
achievements of women in agriculture, including leadership positions, business
successes and election to public office.
The
AFB Women’s Leadership Committee is sponsoring the survey and is working with
other farm and agriculture organizations to encourage participation.
Participants will be eligible for an opportunity to win one of five $100 gift
cards after the survey closes. Preliminary findings from the survey will be
released in February 2015 at AFBF’s FUSION Conference in Nashville, Tennessee;
the full report will be released in late spring.
(By
American Farm Bureau Federation)
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