Senior Livestock Editor at DTN/Progressive Farmer

Jennifer Carrico is the Senior Livestock Editor for DTN/Progressive Farmer and has worked as an agricultural journalist for over 25 years. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in animal science from Iowa State University and raised the sixth generation on her family’s central Iowa cattle farm.

She served as president of the Livestock Publications Council (LPC) in 2019 and has chaired the Agricultural Media Summit three times. Jennifer currently serves as a trustee on the Agricultural Communications Network (ACN) Professional Improvement Foundation.

Her professional accomplishments include being named a Master Writer by ACN in 2017 and receiving the LPC Ed Bible Distinguished Service Award in 2015.