New Episodes of “FarmHer on RFD-TV” Debut

The second half of the show’s first season will spotlight several women at Syngenta who are making contributions to American farms.

Cheryl Dunne, R&D group leader at Syngenta, conducts an experiment in the lab at the Vero Beach Research Center in Florida.
Cheryl Dunne, R&D group leader at Syngenta, conducts an experiment in the lab at the Vero Beach Research Center in Florida.

New episodes of the television series, “FarmHer on RFD-TV,” sponsored by Syngenta, returned earlier this spring. In the coming months, the series will feature women, whose work is making a positive difference on farms throughout the country.

One episode will star three women who played integral roles in bringing Acuron® corn herbicide to market: Cheryl Dunne, R&D group leader at the Syngenta Vero Beach Research Center in Vero Beach, Florida; Xinyun Wen, Ph.D., formulation chemist in Greensboro, North Carolina; and Katie Oshige, formulation engineer, also in Greensboro. Another episode will feature Syngenta retail representative Ashley Bandoni, whose story will highlight her career at Syngenta and life on her family’s almond farm in Merced, California.

New episodes of “#FarmHer on RFD-TV” to feature several @SyngentaUS #womeninag.

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Each week, the series also includes a Syngenta “#RootedinAg Spotlight.” Through vivid photography, these 30-second segments highlight women from across the agricultural community.

“We are proud to continue our support of the FarmHer movement,” says Wendell Calhoun, Syngenta communications manager. “The television show is a great way to showcase some of the amazing women in our industry and the impactful ways they are shaping agriculture and our world.”

Watch the series live on RFD-TV on Fridays at 9:30 p.m. EST, and come to this website every week to view the latest “#RootedinAg Spotlight.”