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Real Estate Sales Person:
Iowa.
Crop Insurance License:
Iowa.
Designation(s):
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Territory Served:
Boone, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Poweshiek, Story Counties, Iowa
Educational Background:
1992 B.S. with Honors in Agricultural Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Professional Experience:
06/92-05/93 Livestock Nutrition Sales
05/93-01/99 Livestock and Grain Producer
01/99-Present Farmers National Company
Responsibilities at FNC:
Professionally manage farms in central Iowa. Also, provide professional real estate services, both private treaty and at auction, and market crop insurance products.
Professional Accomplishments:
Member - Top Twenty 2000 FNC Growth Program
Recipient - 2001 FNC Growth Program Award
Member - Top Ten 2002 FNC Growth Program
Highest Increase - Insurance Sales in Central Region - 2000,2002,2006
Million Dollar Level - Real Estate Sales - 2002, 2003, 2005
President's Eagle Club - Real Estate Sales Award - 2004
Client Comment(s):
Ben Watson has been managing the 284-acre airport farm for the City of Ames for the last several years. He has provided excellent management services, dealing with both land and lease issues. Ben has maximized the revenues for the airport farm by negotiating fair and firm farm contracts each year. As a client that has been working with Farmers National since 1989, Ben's extra efforts dealing with the airport farm have been fully appreciated.
Success Story:
Upon contact by an area producer, I sold a FSBO farm to an existing management client. The client earns an excellent rate of return and the farm has appreciated in value strongly over two years.
Developed 80 acres of a managed farm in collar area around Des Moines into rural, residential subdivision.
I have improved wildlife habitat on those farms whose clients personally enjoy hunting.
Year started with FNC: 1999
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