Part Time Professional Farm Manager in Mount Vernon, IA 52314
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 have 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.
Hertz Farm Management is a family-owned company that is a leading provider of professional farm management services, real estate services, and property valuation services. We have been in business for over 75 years and are active throughout the United States.
Job FunctionsDevelop and maintain detailed communications with clients, prospects, farm operators, farm vendors and professional service providers consistent with the companys 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, valuation, 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 clients 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
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
Nutrient management/fertility/nitrogen management
Risk management P&C insurance
Business development management, real estate and valuation
Build trust and always provide quality service
CompensationHertz Farm Management offers a compensation package that includes competitive salary based on experience, bonus potential with substantial upside based on performance, payment for continuing education, payment of professional dues, company vehicle, 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 and FAA UAV drone pilot license or willingness to obtain them, with assistance from Hertz Farm Management, within the first six months of employment
Ag background beneficial
Excellent verbal and written skills
Work under minimal supervision
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Paid time off
Professional development assistance
Relocation assistance
Vision insurance
Schedule:
Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
Bonus pay
Education:
Bachelor’s (Required)
Work Location: In person
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