Meet an Agronomist

Dr. Jenni Fridgen, based in Kentucky, has more than 20 years of experience spanning precision agronomy, soil fertility, technical education, and agronomic sales.  Throughout her career, she has focused on connecting agronomy with field-level decision-making to help growers and agriculture retailers improve productivity and profitability. Her career has included leadership roles in commercial agronomy and precision agriculture as well as in higher education, where she helped develop one of the nation’s leading community college precision agriculture programs. Her agriculture retail experience includes working with growers, crop advisors, and leadership teams on soil fertility, precision agronomy, and the use of agronomic data to improve site-specific nutrient management.

Dr. Fridgen earned her PhD in Soil Science from the University of Kentucky, M.S. in Agronomy from Mississippi State University, and B.S. in Chemistry from Southeast Missouri State University. She is a Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) with a Precision Agriculture Specialty (PASp) and holds an FAA Commercial UAS Pilot certification.