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About Rick

Responsibilities at FNC:

Work with absentee landowners to:
-understand their ownership goals
-negotiate leases and collect rents
-take care of crop input expenses along with government programs and compliances
-do farm checks and write up reports for clients
-market their grain
-give them peace of mind that their property is well cared for

List, market, and sell agricultural real estate in South Dakota and Minnesota

Professional Experience:

Farmers National Company, Flandreau, South Dakota, Farm Manager, and Real Estate Sales

Brookings Equipment, Brookings, South Dakota, 2013-2015

Sales Representative selling the Case IH brand along with various other short lines of ag equipment. Responsible for writing up proposals, making the sale, taking care of any paperwork, and following up with customers.

Farmers Alliance-Cenex Harvest States, Alexandria/Bridgewater, South Dakota, 2012-2013

As Location Manager, responsibilities included taking care of the day-to-day operations at each location which included accounts payable, accounts receivable, budgeting, overseeing employees, and training new agronomists at both locations.

Farmers Alliance-Cenex Harvest States, Alexandria/Ethan, South Dakota, 1997-2012

Professional Accomplishments:

-Accredited Farm Manager (AFM) 2019
-Active member of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA)
-Belong to the ASFMRA South Dakota and Minnesota chapters
-ASFMRA Board of Directors of the South Dakota Chapter
-ASFMRA Student Involvement Chair at South Dakota State University
-ASFMRA Board Liaison for the School of NESS at South Dakota State University
-ASFMRA Membership Committee
-ASFMRA AFM Mentor
-Real Estate Presidents Circle Award 2024
-Real Estate Gold Eagle Award 2021
-Real Estate Silver Eagle Award 2020
-Real Estate Gold Eagle Award 2019

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