The average farmer is white and male, but the 2017 census data shows the number of women and minority farmers are on the rise. The numbers show progress — but is that the reality? Episode seven of The Growing Debate explores what defines equality in agriculture — along with dairy producer Laura Daniels and row crop farmer Christi Bland — and asks if equality is just a set of numbers matching up.

Episode breakdown: What advantages do women have in running a dairy operation? | How did Laura end up as a dairy farm owner? | What challenges do minorities face in agriculture? | How do minorities get their start in farming? | How did black farmers acquire land post Civil War? | Is wealth and land ownership dividing farmers more than race and gender?

Learn more about Laura Daniels at https://dairygirlnetwork.com/, and learn more about Christi Bland and the National Black Growers Council here: https://nationalblackgrowerscouncil.com/.