Jennifer Costello
County Adviser - Yorkshire WestJennifer joined the NFU in 2020 from a Yorkshire based agri-food certification company, having graduated from Harper Adams University and completed a British Poultry Council Scholarship placement year at Gressingham Foods.
In her county adviser role, she supports NFU members and manages activity across the county. This includes managing the NFU’s lobbying activities with MPs and a range of external organisations from local authorities, the police and government agencies to non-governmental organisations and relevant commercial bodies.
She also actively supports NFU group secretaries to drive NFU membership and works closely with elected farmer representatives including county officeholders and members of regional and national commodity boards.
Jennifer is also the regional lead for dairy and sugar beet.
She currently lives in North Yorkshire and in her spare time enjoys walking her dog and riding her horse.