Job Details

We are looking for the next valuable addition to our team. You will enjoy this role if you are an energetic and motivated individual who is passionate about agriculture and helping others. The ideal candidate will take a humble, hungry, people smart approach to the role, while demonstrating a cooperative and confident personality that thrives in finding creative solutions to solve clients’ needs.

A Professional Farm Manager represents individuals, families, and entities that own farmland but do not farm themselves. They assist clients in helping them achieve their goals and objectives for their agricultural investments.

Hertz Farm Management is a family-owned company that is a leading provider of professional farm management services, real estate services, and property valuation services. We have been in business for over 75 years and are active throughout the Midwest.

Specific Job Duties

• Develop and maintain detailed communications with clients, prospects, operators, vendors and professional service providers consistent with the company’s mission, vision, and values.
• Actively listen and respond to clients concerns and questions and react with flexible and creative solutions to help them enjoy owning their farmland.
• Collaborate with other farm managers, administrative personnel, real estate agents, and appraisers in the company with the goal of working as a cooperative team to serve the needs of the client.
• Develop, implement, and supervise short-term and long-term operating plans, land and capital improvement plans, management and leasing plans, and cash management plans for a client’s farmland and farm related assets.
• Oversee and coordinate the agronomic production of the farmland as well as the maintenance of irrigation and other agricultural infrastructure.
• Constantly learn and grow in the day-to-day business of professional farm management, farmland real estate, and appraisal services to develop skills that enable clients and farm operators to be profitable and improve the value of their farmland for future generations.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Nutrient and fertility management.
• Oversee installation, maintenance, and operation of irrigation infrastructure.
• Professional farm management; lease analysis, negotiation, and tenant selection.
• Interact with clients’ other professional relationships impacting their farmland.
• Business development – management, real estate and valuation
• Land stewardship with a focus on improvement/conservation.
• Income and expense budgets, cash flows, and profitability analysis.
• Farm accounting and financial analysis.
• Technical farm management cropping plans.
• Build trust and always provide quality service.

Compensation

Hertz Farm Management offers a compensation package that includes competitive salary based on experience, performance bonus, payment for continuing education, payment of professional dues, travel reimbursement, health/dental/vision/life insurance, 401(k) that includes an employer match, vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays.

Requirements

• Strong agronomic background.
• Bachelor's degree - required. Agriculture related preferred.
• State real estate license or willingness to obtain it, with assistance from Hertz Farm Management, within the first six months of employment.
• Conversational communication abilities in Spanish beneficial
• Excellent verbal and written skills.
• Thorough commitment to customer service, internally and externally.
• Work under minimal supervision and independently manage goals/objectives.

Job Details

We are looking for the next valuable addition to our team. You will enjoy this role if you are an energetic and motivated individual who is passionate about agriculture and helping others. The ideal candidate will take a humble, hungry, people smart approach to the role, while demonstrating a cooperative and confident personality that thrives in finding creative solutions to solve clients’ needs.

A Professional Farm Manager represents individuals, families, and entities that own farmland but do not farm themselves. They assist clients in helping them achieve their goals and objectives for their agricultural investments.

Hertz Farm Management is a family-owned company that is a leading provider of professional farm management services, real estate services, and property valuation services. We have been in business for over 75 years and are active throughout the Midwest.

Job Functions

Develop and maintain detailed communications with clients, new business prospects, farm operators, farm vendors and professional service providers consistent with the company’s mission, vision, and values.

Actively listen and respond to clients concerns and questions and react with flexible and creative solutions to help them enjoy owning their farm.

Collaborate with other farm managers, administrative personnel, real estate agents, and appraisers in the company with the goal of working as a cooperative team to serve the needs of the client.

Sustain and grow a profitable book of business that includes professional farm management, real estate transactions, farmland valuations, and consulting services.

Develop, implement, and supervise short-term and long-term operating plans, land and capital improvement plans, management and leasing plans, and cash management plans for a client’s farmland and farm related assets.

Constantly learn and grow in the day-to-day business of professional farm management, farmland real estate, and appraisal services to develop skills that enable clients and farm operators to be profitable and improve the value of their farmland for future generations.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Professional farm management; lease analysis, negotiation, and tenant selection
• Interact with clients’ other professional relationships impacting their farmland
• Business development – management, real estate and farmland valuations
• Land stewardship with a focus on improvement/conservation
• Income and expense budgets, cash flows, and profitability analysis
• Farm accounting and financial analysis
• Technical farm management cropping plans
• Nutrient management/fertility/nitrogen management
• Risk management P&C insurance
• Ability to Build trust and always provide quality service

Compensation

Hertz Farm Management offers a compensation package that includes competitive salary based on experience, performance bonus, payment for continuing education, payment of professional dues, reimbursement for all business expenses, health/dental/vision/life insurance, 401(k) that includes an employer match, vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree - required. Agriculture related preferred
• State real estate license or willingness to obtain it, with assistance from Hertz Farm Management, within the first six months of employment
• Ag background beneficial
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Thorough commitment to customer service, internally and externally
• Work under minimal supervision

Job Description:

We are looking for the next valuable addition to our team. You will enjoy this role if you are an energetic and motivated individual who is passionate about helping others. The ideal candidate will have a cooperative and committed personality that thrives in finding creative solutions to solve our clients’ needs.

This position provides administrative support for the farm management, real estate, and appraisal services we provide under the direction of the office manager. The ideal candidate will be a helpful and attentive individual who delivers the team-oriented support that our agriculture professionals rely on to succeed. Someone with a high energy level to accomplish a diverse set of projects, while still focusing on the details, will thrive in this role.

We are a family-owned company that has been in business for over 79 years and are committed to providing professional agriculture services to our clients. We value our employees and provide a great work environment with an emphasis on engagement and accountability.

Specific Job Duties:

• Expense and income processing in accounting software, and all other assigned accounting tasks.
• Professionally greet and assist clients, vendors, and tenants in person, phone, and other communication channels.
• Create high quality correspondence and reports based off provided materials from professional field staff by providing assistance with typing, proofing, and packaging.
• Maintain and file documents, both electronically and physically, related to real estate, insurance, expense details, governmental filings, and general agriculture information.
• Coordinate client visits, meetings, conferences, and seminars.
• Assist with organizing, maintaining spreadsheet data for professional field staff.
• Utilize various software and websites to locate and prepare information for analyzing farmland including mapping, property assessor data, and historical real estate records, among others.  
• Project Management skills in support professional field staff, including tracking tasks to completion
• Ability to effectively work directly with outside organizations such as USDA, grain marketing terminals, co-ops, and other such organizations and vendors. 

Compensation:

Hertz Farm Management’s competitive compensation package offers a salary based on experience, health/dental/vision/life insurance, 401(k) that includes an employer match, vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays.

Requirements:

• Associates Degree or above is preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of office administrative procedures and use of standard office equipment at a level generally acquired through 1 + years related experience.
• Knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word processing, spreadsheets, database, and presentation software.
• High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations. Position requires demonstrated poise, tact, and diplomacy.
• Analytical ability is required in order to gather and summarize data for reports, find solutions to various administrative problems, and prioritize work.
• Continual attention to detail in composing, typing and proofing materials, organizational skills for establishing priorities and meeting deadlines.

Job Description:

We are looking for the next valuable addition to our team. You will enjoy this role if you are an energetic and motivated individual who is passionate about helping others. The ideal candidate will have a cooperative and committed personality that thrives in finding creative solutions to solve our clients’ needs.

This position provides administrative support for the farm management, real estate, and appraisal services we provide under the direction of the office manager. The ideal candidate will be a helpful and attentive individual who delivers the team-oriented support that our agriculture professionals rely on to succeed. Someone with a high energy level to accomplish a diverse set of projects, while still focusing on the details, will thrive in this role.

We are a family-owned company that has been in business for over 75 years and are committed to providing professional agriculture services to our clients. We value our employees and provide a great work environment with an emphasis on engagement and accountability.

Specific Job Duties:

• Expense and income processing in accounting software.
• Professionally greet and assist clients, vendors, and tenants in person, phone, and other communication channels.
• Create high quality correspondence and reports based off provided materials from professional field staff by providing assistance with typing, proofing, and packaging.
• Maintain and file documents, both electronically and physically, related to real estate, insurance, expense details, governmental filings, and general agriculture information.
• Coordinate client visits, meetings, conferences, and seminars.
• Assist with maintaining spreadsheet data for professional field staff.
• Utilize various software and websites to locate and prepare information for analyzing farmland including mapping, property assessor data, and historical real estate records, among others.  

Compensation:

Hertz Farm Management’s competitive compensation package offers a salary based on experience, health/dental/vision/life insurance, 401(k) that includes an employer match, vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays.

Requirements:

• Associates Degree or above is preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of office administrative procedures and use of standard office equipment at a level generally acquired through 1 + years related experience.
• Knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word processing, spreadsheets, database, and presentation software.
• High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations. Position requires demonstrated poise, tact, and diplomacy.
• Analytical ability is required in order to gather and summarize data for reports, find solutions to various administrative problems, and prioritize work.
• Continual attention to detail in composing, typing and proofing materials, establishing priorities and meeting deadlines.