Troy joined the Mount Vernon office of Hertz Farm Management in November 1999. Troy is an active member of several organizations, including the Iowa and National Association of REALTORS®, and the Iowa and National REALTORS® Land Institute, where he served as the 2005-2006 State President. Troy currently serves as the RLI Iowa Chapter Treasurer. He is also a member of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers and the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Boards of Realtors. In 2005, Troy earned the Accredited Land Consultant Designation from the Realtors Land Institute.

Prior to joining Hertz, Troy served as an Agricultural Loan Officer at Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank in Manchester, Iowa for nearly six years. Troy grew up on a livestock farm in northwest Iowa. His history of agricultural leadership includes the Iowa FFA degree and active participation in 4-H. He has served on numerous committees of St. John’s Catholic Church in Mount Vernon. Troy and his wife Tracey have four children.

Memberships

• National Association of Realtors
• Iowa Association of Realtors
• National REALTORS® Land Institute (RLI) – Iowa Chapter
• Cedar Rapids Area Association of REALTORS®
• Iowa City Area Association of REALTORS®

Awards

• 2023 RLI APEX Wrangler Award for the largest number of transactions closed
• 2023 RLI APEX Regional Broker of the Year
• 2023 RLI APEX AWARDS Top Twenty National Producer Award
• 2023 RLI APEX Producers Club
• 2023 National Association of REALTORS® National Commercial Award
• 2022 RLI APEX AWARDS National Broker of the Year – Auction Land Sales
• 2022 RLI APEX AWARDS Top Twenty National Producer Award
• 2022 RLI APEX Producers Club
• 2022 National Association of REALTORS® National Commercial Award
• 2021 RLI APEX AWARDS Top Twenty National Producer Award
• 2021 RLI APEX Producers Club
• 2021 National Association of REALTORS® National Commercial Award
• 2020 RLI APEX AWARDS Top Twenty National Producer Award
• 2020 RLI APEX Producers Club
• 2020 National Association of REALTORS® National Commercial Award
• 2019 RLI APEX AWARDS National Broker of the Year in Ag Land Sales - Crops
• 2019 RLI Iowa Chapter Award for Volume Sold
• 2019 RLI Iowa Chapter Award for Acres Sold
• 2019 RLI APEX Top Twenty Producer Award
• 2019 RLI APEX Producers Club
• 2019 National Association of REALTORS® National Commercial Award
• 2018 RLI APEX Top Twenty Producer Award
• 2018 RLI APEX Producers Club
• 2018 RLI Iowa Chapter Award for Volume Sold
• 2018 RLI Iowa Chapter Award for Acres Sold
• 2018 National Association of REALTORS® National Commercial Award
• 2017 RLI APEX Wrangler Award for the largest number of transactions closed
• 2017 RLI APEX National Broker of the Year in Ag Land Sales – Crops
• 2017 RLI APEX National Broker of the Year in Ag Land Sales – Auction Land Sales
• 2017 RLI Iowa Chapter Award for Volume Sold
• 2017 RLI Iowa Chapter Award for Acres Sold
• 2017 RLI Iowa Chapter Award for Deal of the Year
• 2017 RLI APEX Top Twenty Producer Award
• 2017 RLI APEX Producers Club

Brian joined Hertz Farm Management in November 2012, working out of the company's Monticello, IL, office. He graduated from Illinois State University in 2000 and spent the prior 10 years working as a Trust Officer and Farm Manager for a bank in Farmer City, IL. His banking and trust experience will be a valuable asset to his clients.

Brian grew up in central Illinois on his family's grain farm, located near Maroa, IL.  Brian lives in rural DeWitt county just outside Clinton with his wife, Kristie, and son, Owen.

Brian Olson joined the Humboldt, Iowa office of Hertz Farm Management in May 2012.  Earlier that month, Brian graduated from Iowa State University with a major in Agricultural Business and a minor in Agronomy.  Brian has work experience at Ag Advisory, Ltd. in Algona, Iowa, and NEW Cooperative in Fort Dodge, Iowa.  

He is an Accredited Farm Manager with the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers where he continues to attend farm management courses and seminars. 

He manages, sells, and acquires farm properties for landowner clients in Northwest Iowa, Southeast South Dakota, and Southwest Minnesota.  

Brian comes from a family farming operation near Bode, Iowa.  Brian and his wife, Anna, and son, Jackson, live in Humboldt.  

Dick has been with Hertz Farm Management since 1985, managing farms throughout Central Iowa. He assists his clients in marketing and acquiring properties as a licensed real estate salesperson.

As a member of the ASFMRA, Dick has served on several committees at the state and national level, which shows his commitment and loyalty to farm management.

Dick grew up in North Central Iowa on a grain and livestock farm. He is married with two adult children and is a member of the Memorial Lutheran Church in Nevada, IA.