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Cal has been with Hertz Farm Management since 1984 as an Accredited Farm Manager and Real Estate Broker and serves as Chairman of the Grain Marketing Committee and as the Mason City Office Manager. Aside from his dedicated service to his clients, he stays active throughout his community and industry.

He co-authored the Standards and Ethics Course for the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, and served on the Management Education Committee. He also served on the Conservation and Government Relations Committees of the Iowa Chapter. He has served as the Mason City Sunrise Rotary president, The Mason City Chamber of Commerce Ag Committee chairman and as the Deacon Chairman for his church.

Cal’s college career was indicative of his future successes. As a senior, he was honored as the Outstanding Senior Ag Student of the Nebraska chapter of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, with the Outstanding Senior Award of the Gamma Sigma Delta Agricultural Honorary and won the Arthur von Bergen Memorial Award as the Outstanding Senior in the College of Agriculture. Since then, he has been a runner-up for the Zeneca Conservation Award, and in 1995, Cal was awarded the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers Farm Manager of the Year.

He grew up on a grain and livestock farm near Stromsburg, Nebraska. Cal is married and has four children.

Nicole joined Hertz Farm Management in the Mason City office in May 2017 as a farm manager and licensed real estate salesperson. She graduated from Iowa State University in May 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Business and a minor in Agronomy. While attending ISU, she was active in the Agricultural Business Club and the National Agri-Marketing Association serving as an officer. 

Nicole grew up on a grain and livestock farm near Alta Vista, Iowa and had several internships in the agriculture industry, including crop scouting. Nicole is married with two children and currently resides near Plymouth, Iowa. She enjoys helping on the farm and spending time with family and friends.

She is active within the community as an Ambassador with the Mason City Chamber of Commerce, serves as Vice Chair on the Agri-Business Committee with the Mason City Chamber of Commerce, and is a board member of the Mason City Noon Rotary Club. Nicole is also an Accredited Farm Manager with the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers.

Tim has been with Hertz Farm Management, managing farms since 1982. Being a licensed real estate broker, Tim has acquired and sold property for clients throughout Central Iowa.

As an active member and past President of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA), he has been the Chairman of the Management Education Committee, Management Accrediting Committee, and past District Vice President. In 2001, he received the ASFMRA Excellence in Education Award.

With a strong belief that involvement in community organizations is an important part of life, Tim belongs to and is past president of the Rotary Club of Nevada, Nevada Chamber of Commerce, and Leadership Nevada. He is also past chairman of the Story County Planning and Zoning Commission. In recognition of his commitment to agriculture and his community, Tim was named National Farm Manager of the Year in 2000. In 2002, he received the Gamma Sigma Delta Alumni Award of Merit.

Tim was born and raised on a grain and livestock farm in central Iowa. He is married and has two children.