Female Ranchers Are Reclaiming the American West

My grandmother (left), working the ranch near Tucumcari, circa 1915.

(NYTimes) … the brothers, sons and grandsons who would have historically inherited a family ranch have, in the last decade, opted to pursue less gritty work.

As a result, in 2012, 14 percent of the nation’s 2.1 million farms had a female proprietor, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.

That ratio may rise, as over half the farms and ranches in the United States are expected to change hands over the next 20 years. Continued