Jennie Schmidt

Jennie Schmidt is part of Schmidt Farms Inc in Sudlersville, Maryland. Together with her brother in law, manage a 3rd generation family farm growing grains,  vegetables, and wine grapes on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. When she’s not  on a tractor, Jennie is a state and national agriculture leader having served as the  first female board member and first female president of the Maryland Grain  Producers Utilization Board. Jennie is an At Large Director on the U.S. Grains  Council, serves of the board of the Sustainable Corn Export Board, is past-chair of  the Middle East/Africa/South Asia trade advisory team. She is a national and  international speaker telling the story of food and farming. She is passionate about  connecting people with food and farming, emphasizing the importance of global  food access and the importance of sustainability in our food supply. Jennie whose  first career was as a Registered Dietitian, holds a BS in Human Nutrition and  International Agriculture from UMASS and an MS degree from the University of  Delaware in Human Nutrition with a focus on Food and Agricultural Biotechnology.  Jennie was the 2021 recipient of the Farm Journal Women in Agriculture Trailblazer award.