- Kentucky woman featured Oct. 27 on “FarmHer on RFD-TV”
- Highlight of Steele’s life as a farm mom, wife and ag professional
GREENSBORO, N.C., USA– Tune in to “FarmHer on RFD-TV” this Friday, Oct. 27, to meet Stephanie Steele, a FarmHer and support specialist at Ag Connections, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Syngenta.
“Stephanie is a great example of the amazing FarmHers we visit,” said Marji Guyler-Alaniz, founder of FarmHer. “This young woman balances the roles of farm wife and mom with her role as an ag professional in order to create a bright future for her family, her farm and herself.”
Steele has always been a part of agriculture. She grew up on her family’s cattle farm in Bandana, Kentucky. She then moved to Murray, Kentucky, where she earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Murray State University. That’s where she met her husband, Wes.
They now live together on his fifth-generation family farm, where they grow corn, soybeans, wheat and dark-fired tobacco. A few years ago, they also started a sweet corn patch, Sutton’s Sweet Corn, named after their daughter. Steele, her husband and two-year-old Sutton pick the sweet corn as a family, then sell it at their local farmer’s market to raise money for Sutton’s college fund.
While Steele maintains various roles on the farm, she has grown an agribusiness career as a support specialist at Ag Connections. She helps farmers who have questions about Land.db®, the farm data-management software exclusive to Syngenta. She also has responsibilities in new employee training, accounting, budgeting, billing and business analytics.
“I am thankful to serve farmers nationwide at Ag Connections and locally on our family farm,” Steele said. “Wes and I hope that our daughter will embrace her agricultural roots and also be a FarmHer one day.”
Each “FarmHer on RFD-TV” episode also features a Syngenta #RootedinAg Spotlight segment, which introduces viewers to key Syngenta employees. These employees will share stories about the women who have inspired them to follow their dreams and to be #RootedinAg.
Tune in every Friday at 9:30 p.m. Eastern time for new episodes of “FarmHer on RFD-TV.” For more information, please visit RFDTV.com. Viewers should check their local listings to find RFD-TV in their area. For more information about the Syngenta sponsorship, please visit www.syngentathrive.com.
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About FarmHer
Founded in 2013 to update the image of agriculture to include women through imagery, FarmHer has become a multi-faceted source of inspiration and connection for women in all types of agriculture. FarmHer images are shared through social and traditional media, updating the image of a farmer and rancher to include the women who have always been imperative to growing food and fiber. FarmHer is also an online community for women in agriculture – both professionals and producers – to connect women in a safe and private online environment. Additionally, FarmHer includes a clothing line that showcases who these women are and tells the world what they love. See more and follow the journey at farmher.com.
About RFD-TV
RFD-TV is the flagship network for RMG. Launched in December 2000, RFD-TV is the nation’s first 24-hour television network featuring programming focused on the agribusiness, equine and the rural lifestyle, along with traditional country music and entertainment. RFD-TV produces six hours of live news each weekday in support of rural America and is a leading independent cable channel available in more than 50 million homes.
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Wendell Calhoun
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Miriam Paulson
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Billy Frey
(615) 296-9357
billy@rfdtv.com
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