Leadership Team

Jennifer L. Rhodes owns and manages Deerfield Farms LLC and Hillsdale Farm, LLC, alongside her two sons. These operations span 380 acres and include a four-house poultry facility producing organic broilers, as well as conventional cropland for corn, wheat, soybeans, cover crops, conservation areas, and a managed forest. In addition to her farming enterprises, she serves as the Principal Agent for Agriculture and Food Systems with the University of Maryland Extension in Queen Anne's County. Jennifer contributes her expertise as a Board Member for several organizations, including Compass Regional Hospice, U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Poultry & Eggs, County Farm Bureau, Queen Anne's Soil Conservation, and Delmarva Land and Litter Challenge Steering Committee. In addition, she is a Member of the AgFirst Farm Credit Bank Board of Directors and the National Farm Credit Council Board of Directors. For further information related to specific duties, compensation, and days served in those positions, please see the AgFirst Farm Credit Bank 2024 Annual Report at www.agfirst.com. Jennifer served on the Delmarva Chicken Association, Inc. until December 31, 2025.

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