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Women’s History Month: An inside look at the life of an extension agent

March 16, 2023 11:26 AM • 
Amber Weaver

In honor of Women’s History Month, we are taking the time to meet the women who make the agriculture industry what it is today!

Hope Simons, a Tennessee 4-H Youth Development Agent, joined RFD-TV’s own, Suzanne Alexander, to discuss Extension month, her agriculture background and what it means to her to be a woman in agriculture.

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