17 Hertz Professionals Recognized as Part of RLI’s APEX Producers Club
March 20, 2026 (Nevada, IA) – Hertz Farm Management is proud to announce that seventeen farmland professionals have been recognized as a part of the APEX 2025 Producers Club by the REALTORS® Land Institute as a part of the RLI APEX Production Awards Program, sponsored by The Land Report.
The Hertz Professionals recognized include Jameson Anders, Jared Augustine, Rebecca Frantz, ALC, Kyle Hansen, ALC, Rachelle Heller, ALC, Scott Henrichsen, Darrell Hylen, ALC, Ryan Kay, ALC, Chad Kies, Troy Louwagie, ALC, Chad Reifschneider, Dakota Schaumburg, Elliott Siefert, Chris Smith, ALC, Matt Vegter, ALC, Eric Wilkinson, ALC, and Jason Zabka. The REALTORS® Land Institute confers the esteemed Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) designation to only those individuals who have achieved the highest level of education, experience, and professionalism.
“We are proud of our Hertz land professionals helping farmland owners,” said Hertz Farm Management CEO Chad Hertz, AFM. “Their dedication and professionalism make them some of the best people to work with in the land real estate business.”
All land professionals recognized as part of the RLI APEX Producers Club are active members of RLI and have at least $5M dollars of qualifying dollar volume in closed land sales in 2025.
Founded in 1946, Hertz Farm Management is the premier farmland asset management company in the Midwest. The company specializes in professional farm management, farm real estate sales, farmland auctions (live and online), land acquisitions, and farm appraisals. With multiple offices across the Midwest, Hertz manages more than 3,000 farms totaling over 679,000 acres. For more information, visit www.hertz.ag.
