Jennifer Steffen
Farmer

Address: 14770 Jewell Avenue
Birmingham, IA 52535
Daytime phone: (641) 680-1731
E-mail: jsteffen@netins.net

Brief biography: Represents the State Soil Conservation Committee on the Advisory Board. A native of New York, she owns a 522-acre farm in Van Buren County, which has been farmed with continuous no-till since 1980. She has worked as a full-time farmer in Iowa for more than 20 years, and operates the farm with assistance from her two sons.

In May 2001, she was appointed to represent southeast Iowa on the State Soil Conservation Committee. She has a bachelor's degree in animal science from the University of Georgia and is working on a master's degree in agriculture at Iowa State University. She has served as a commissioner or assistant commissioner for the Van Buren County Soil and Water Conservation District since 1995.