Jenny Rhodes, a chicken grower for Allen Harim, was honored with the Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc.’s highest award – the J. Frank Gordy, Sr. Delmarva Distinguished Citizen Award – at their annual banquet in Salisbury.
Rhodes is also a University of Maryland Extension Educator and a leader in the chicken industry and agricultural community for years. She and her sons Ryan and Chris own and operate Deerfield Farms LLC, a 110-acre poultry and grain operation in Queen Anne’s County. She was president of Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc. in 2013. She remains an active member of the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Grower Committee that she chaired in 2006 and 2007, Environmental Committee, and Government Relations Committee.