The Board of Directors of Wisconsin Farm Technology Days , Inc. has announced that Arnie Jennerman has been hired as the new show general manager. Mr. Jennerman will begin his duties prior to the 2020 show which will be hosted by Eau Claire County at Huntsinger Farms, Inc. July 21-23.
A Wisconsin native and current Verona resident, Arnie Jennerman has been employed outside of agriculture for most of his career. Most recently he has served as Interim Executive Director of the UW Madison Student Health Services, a 30 million dollar enterprise employing over 200 staff. Prior to that he worked in a number of technology related management positions at UW Madison. Before working at UW Madison, Arnie spent over 25 years in the private sector, working in manufacturing, distribution, healthcare and accounting, where he served clients in the milk, cheese and feed manufacturing industry. His background is in management and finance with an MBA in marketing from UW Madison.
Arnie’s roots in agriculture run deep. Growing up on a Wisconsin dairy farm, he has fond memories of attending many what were then called “Farm Progress Days” with his family. In recent years he volunteered at the Dane County Wisconsin Farm Technology Days show held at the Statz Farm. He has also serves as a volunteer at World Dairy Expo. He currently owns farm land that is mostly rented out to neighboring dairy and crop farmers.
As General Manager of Wisconsin’s largest outdoor farm show, Arnie says that he is looking forward to applying his planning, leadership, financial, and management skills to serving the agriculture industry of Wisconsin.
Mr. Jennerman will be working with current General Manager, Matt Glewen, over a two-year transition period.
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