Making Good In A Man’s Farm World

Farming is a man’s world, but the number of women farmers is on the rise, says Jenny Carleo of Rutgers Cooperative Extension in Cape May County and New Jersey head of Annie’s Project, a national initiative that seeks to educate, support, and connect female farmers. "You’re dealing with a whole structure that is male dominated, and there are different elements in that infrastructure: farmers, supply dealers, feed stores. Some of the good ol’ boy system – that’s hard to take," says Carleo, quoting Berneta Gable, a woman farmer.