Professional Farm Manager

Hertz Farm Management, Inc.; Geneseo (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental/vision/life insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid vacation, sick leave and holidays

Continuing education & dues reimburse

Job summary

Hertz Farm Management, Inc. seeks a Professional Farm Manager to support farmland owners in Geneseo, IL, delivering expert farm management, real estate transactions, and consulting services.

You will develop operating plans, manage client relationships, and collaborate with agents and appraisers to maximize asset value while upholding integrity and accountability for clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; agriculture-related fields preferred
• State real estate license or willingness to obtain within six months with company assistance
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong customer service orientation and ability to work with diverse clients

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed communications with clients, farm operators, vendors, and service providers.
• Listen to client concerns and respond with flexible, creative solutions.
• Collaborate with farm managers, administrative staff, real estate agents, and appraisers.
• Sustain and grow a profitable book including management, real estate transactions, and valuations.
• Develop and supervise short- and long-term operating, land, capital, and leasing plans.
• Learn and grow to improve client profitability and farmland value.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written skills

Customer service mindset

Agriculture background beneficial

Strong interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree - required (Agriculture preferred)

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 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.

We are a family-owned company that has been in business for over 80 years and are committed to providing personalized education and professional services to provide peace of mind to farmland owners. We value and care for our employees and strive to provide a culture that emphasizes integrity, respect, and accountability.

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
• 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

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