Nancy Kothrade

Representing: Region 1

Nancy Kothrade resides in Annandale with her husband Phil. She started her career with Jennie-O Turkey Store in 2009 after earning a degree in Animal Science from the University of Minnesota. She was also a 2009 graduate of the Midwest Poultry Consortium at the University ofWisconsin- Madison.

Since starting at Jennie-O she has held a variety of roles within live production and is currently working as theTechnology Applications Specialist. This position involves implementing new technology on the farms and working with company, contract, and independent growers to help them utilize technology as a tool to improve their operations.

In her free time, Nancy enjoys spending time with her husband and their two German Wirehair Pointers as well as kayaking, camping, fishing, snowboarding, boating, and just about anything else that gets her outdoors. They also stay busy with their family’s’ Whitetail deer farm and will be trying their hand with honey bees this spring for the first time. She and her husband have two daughters and recently welcomed their son.