Farm Management Summer Internship: Nevada, IA

Hertz Farm Management, Inc.; Nevada (IA); Hybrid; USD 8,500 - 9,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Hertz Farm Management, Inc. is offering a 2027 summer internship for sophomores or juniors in agricultural fields. The program focuses on the role of a Professional Farm Manager, supporting farmland owners with informed decisions and stewardship.

Interns will learn across Farm Management, Real Estate, and Appraisal, engage with staff, and visit multiple Midwest offices, with travel involved. The internship runs late May to early August 2027, based out of Nevada, Iowa.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Sophomore or Junior majoring in an Agricultural related discipline.
• Thorough commitment to customer service, internally and externally.

Responsibilities

• Learn the skills and responsibilities of a Professional Farm Manager.
• Explore Farm Management, Real Estate, and Appraisal divisions by interacting with staff and visiting offices.
• Develop expertise in lease analysis, budgets, cashflow, and profitability analysis.
• Understand the process of agricultural real estate transactions and appraisals.
• Engage in client interaction and land stewardship with a focus on asset planning and stewardship.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Agricultural background beneficial

Education

Sophomore/Junior in Agricultural field

Job description

We are looking for high performing individuals for our 2027 summer internship program. Candidates should be a sophomore or junior majoring in an Agriculture related discipline with above average academic performance, excellent communication skills, a strong work ethic, and an interest in the career field of Professional Farm Management.

The internship focuses on learning the skills and responsibilities of a Professional Farm Manager. A Professional Farm Manager represents individuals, families, and entities that own farmland but do not farm themselves. They help Farmland Owners make confident and informed decisions so they can achieve their ownership goals, financially, emotionally, and relationally.

The individuals selected will get the opportunity to learn about each of our client service divisions: Farm Management, Real Estate, and Appraisal by interacting with our knowledgeable staff and visiting several of our offices.

Learn and become knowledgeable in the following areas:

• Details on lease analysis, negotiation, and tenant selection
• Income and expense budgets, cashflow and profitability analysis
• The process of agricultural real estate transactions and appraisals
• Technical crop production management
• Risk management related to Crop and P&C Insurance
• Client interaction and service
• Land stewardship with a focus on improvement/conservation
• Budget analysis and long-term financial asset planning

Internship would be based out of Nevada Iowa office. Travel will be involved to participate in company events and visit our other locations in the Midwest.

This is a full-time paidinternship. Flexibility exists for start and end dates; typical expectation runs from late May 2027 to early August 2027.

Requirements

• Ag background beneficial
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Thorough commitment to customer service, internally and externally
• Sophomore or Junior majoring in an Agricultural related discipline

We specialize in farmland asset management, providing personalized service to assist our clients in meeting their farmland ownership and investment goals. Our main goals are to look after our clients’ best interests and to increase the net return on their assets, while ensuring stewardship of the land.

Hertz Farm Management, Inc. is a licensed Real Estate Brokerage in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas
Hertz Real Estate Services is a licensed Real Estate Brokerage in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin