Contact Information

•  6314 Chancellor Drive
   P.O. Box 1105
   Cedar Falls, IA 50613

•  319-449-6104
•  chadh@hertz.ag

"Agriculture is about people, relationships and stewardship. It is also about managing change. Our job is to apply lessons we learned in the past, adopt new technologies wisely, and partner with you to face the challenges we face in the future."

Education

B.S. Agriculture, University of Illinois M.S. Agriculture Economics, University of Illinois

Licensing

Licensed Real Estate Salesperson in Iowa, Hertz Farm Management, Inc.

Accreditation

Accredited Farm Manager, American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers

Biography

Chad is the third generation of accredited farm managers in the Hertz family. Today Chad is a shareholder along with Tom Hertz and Randy Hertz.

His father Joel was an accredited farm manager, rural appraiser and ag consultant working with Hertz Farm Management for over 50 years. Joel was the oldest of Carl and Marjory’s six children. Joel opened the Mt. Vernon, Iowa office in 1960 and the Monticello, Illinois office in 1980.

During Chad’s 30 years at Hertz Farm Management, he served as a professional farm manager and licensed real estate agent, advised ag technology and precision agriculture, lead technology implementation and change management efforts and advises the company’s stewardship team and environmental asset management efforts. He serves as Chief Operating Officer.

Chad is an active member of several professional and local organizations including the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA) serving as the Iowa Chapter president and various national and state committees. Today Chad serves on the Iowa FFA Foundation Board and The Nature Conservancy’s 4R plus Non-Operating Landowner working group. He has also participated in the Global AgTech Alliance Vision Conference.

He is interested and involved with soil health initiatives and conservation efforts, the Ag Startup Engine, and leadership development. For fun he plays disc golf and throws hatchets.

Chad graduated from the University of Illinois College of Agriculture with a degree in Agronomy and a Master of Science degree in Ag Economics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

He lives in Cedar Falls, Iowa with his wife Heidi. They have four children and one black cat.