UK Sees More Women Farmers

BBC:

It is feeding time at North Carlton Farm and Rosie Dunn is separating some hay. The calves love it and they also love the attention from the stranger in the clean boots.
"Not a lot of farmers would have you around at the moment," she explains, "what with all the mud, it's really hectic because the livestock are being moved."
This year has been a wash out and they are currently placing bets on whether it will snow. It is the last thing they need, but more and more women like Rosie are choosing farming as a career.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics suggest that there are 23,000 female farmers in the UK. There are 119,000 men, but nine or 10 years ago there were virtually no women farmers.
And 2012 has seen a sharp increase with the number of women rising by 6,000, and the number of men dropping by 5,000.
The president of the National Farmers Union, Peter Kendall, says changes in both technology and attitudes have made farming a more open field.
"A lot of it is computer-controlled technology now and the idea of you having to work with a pitchfork or lug big bales of straw around has gone. If you go back 20 years there was a real public perception of grumpy old men leaning on a gate, chewing on a bit of straw," he says.  "Now, I could take you to three farms that are run by lady farmers and often they make me look a fool, they make a much better job than I do of it."

Damn, another place where women are starting to outclass men.  I'm not surprised that women would find the job rewarding, especially livestock farming.