GREENSBORO, N.C., USA, – Shelby Watson Hampton of Brandywine, Maryland, is the grand prize winner of Syngenta’s 2016
Thrive #RootedinAg contest. Hampton works with her family on their four-generation farm, Robin Hill Farm & Vineyards. She is also an agricultural marketing specialist for the Maryland Department of Agriculture.
The
Syngenta contest challenged growers and other ag industry professionals across the country to describe how their agricultural roots are helping them, their families and their communities thrive. In Hampton’s winning essay, she describes the role agriculture has had in her life: “I’m blessed to be able to say that my family’s roots in agriculture go back many generations and are steeped in a rich tradition of hard work, faith, family and farming … If it weren’t for my agricultural roots, I would not have had the tenacity to grow wings and take a more active part in my larger community.”
In addition to the mini touch-screen tablet that she, along with four other deserving finalists, received earlier in the competition, Hampton has won a $500 gift card. Syngenta also will make a $1,000 donation in her name to the BadenStrong Team, part of the Brandywine-Baden Out of the Darkness Walk, which benefits the
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).
“I’m choosing this charity because it’s something that has deeply affected my family, our friends and our small rural town many times,” Hampton says. “As a community, we joined the AFSP and formed a local chapter and walk team to help shed light on the issues surrounding mental health and suicide. We hope to reach out to those who are suffering and their families, so that we can make a positive difference in the world around us.”
Hampton is the latest winner in the annual Syngenta
Thrive contest.
Thrive is the company’s news magazine and website created specifically for U.S. growers and agribusiness professionals.
“We congratulate Shelby, and thank everyone who took the time to tell us how agriculture is benefiting not only them as individuals, but also the lives of so many others,” said Wendell Calhoun, communications manager at Syngenta. “As a company, we understand their deep passion for our industry and credit our own agricultural roots with our ability to develop exceptional innovations and practical solutions for today’s – and tomorrow’s – growers.”
To learn more about the #RootedinAg contest and other ag news, visit
www.syngentathrive.com.
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