Presentation and workshop on opportunities for women in agricultural careers for middle school girls, parents and teachers for the 2017 Girls + Math + Science = SUCCESS! conference on STEM careers.

1. Beauty + Bounty
Mary Van Dyke
www.greenstem.us
#WomenInAg

2. Intro
• What is Ag?
• Where is Ag?
• #WomenInAg ~ Stats
• Learn by Doing
• Opportunities
• Trainings
• Mentors
• Resources

3. Agriculture
Ager -­‐ a field
Culture -­‐ to cultivate, to grow
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4. Food Fuel Fiber Other

5. Why Ag?

6. Worldwide
1 in 3 people
work in agriculture
(FAO)

7. History

9. Urban Vertical 6-­‐legged Space Ag

10. Opportunities
• ~ 60,000 jobs in agriculture, food, and natural
resources are set to open in the next five years
(Purdue University & USDA study).
• not enough ag program graduates to fill these jobs
• ~ 2 jobs open for every qualified graduate

11. #WomenInAg ~ Stats
Last Ag Census was 2012, next one is 2017
3,180,074
men + women in
agriculture
969,672 women
in agriculture
about 30% of
whole
-­‐2% decline for women
-­‐3% decline for men + women
since 2007
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12. #WomenInAg ~ Stats
Last Ag Census was 2012, next one is 2017
3,180,074
men + women in
agriculture
969,672 women
in agriculture
about 30% of
whole
-­‐2% decline for women
-­‐3% decline for men + women
since 2007
operating 2.1 million farms
14% led by women
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15. Learn by Doing

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17. Mary Van Dyke

18. USDA NASA FFA 4-­‐H

19. 4-­‐H
https://4-­‐h.org/parents/stem-­‐agriculture/

20. Which U?

21. Opportunities in VA

22. VT -­‐Tech
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Research Focus
• Agricultural
Profitability and
Environmental
Sustainability
• Food, Nutrition, and
Health
• Biodesign and
Bioprocessing
• The Green Industry
• Infectious Diseases
• Community Viability

23. VSU
• Certificate in Urban
Agriculture
Research Focus includes
• Plant and Soil Science
• Specialty Crops
• Food Sciences
• Small Ruminants
College of Agriculture

24. GMU
Department of Environmental Science and Policy
• Environmental and
Sustainability Studies
• Living Learning Community
on Sustainability
• Foraging Food Forest

25. UVA
• Agriculture and Resource
Management
• Morven Farm
• Courses include
• Politics of Food
• Sustainable Agriculture
• New Farm Economics
Department of Environmental Sciences

26. VA Cooperative Extension,
VAES + ARECs

27. Start Farming

28. Stories
Ann Veneman
Secretary of Agriculture
2011-­‐2005
Anita Adalja
Arcadia Farms
Fairfax County
Onelisa Garza
Senior, Texas A & M
FFA and 4-­‐H
Carissa Koopmann Rivers
5th gen cow/calf rancher
Sunol, CA

29. #WomenInAg
Mentors in NoVA Region include:

30. #WomenInAg
Mentors in NoVA Region include:
Kirsten Conrad Adria Bordas Caitlin Verdu Paige Thacker

31. www.AgExplorer.com

32. • What advice would you offer
fellow women in ag?
• Is there a leading woman in ag
you would like to hear from ?
• Send USDA your suggestions
• #WomenInAg
Twitter/Storify/FB
“Agriculture is
our future.
Let’s lead it!”

33. Mary Van Dyke
o Trained as architect
o Master Gardener
o Master Naturalist
o Visiting Horticulturist at
Jamestown School
o Garden Teacher at Brooksfield
Montessori School
o Blogs at Green STEM Learning
mary@greenstem.us
www.GreenSTEM.us

34. Thank You!
Mary Van Dyke
Beauty and Bounty
#WomenInAg
by Mary Van Dyke
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