Matt Vegter, ALC, Recognized as Region 7 Broker of the Year in Commercial Land Sales

March 25, 2026 (Nevada, IA) – Hertz Farm Management is proud to announce Matt Vegter, ALC, in Nevada, IA received the Region 7 Broker of the Year award in Commercial Land Sales by the REALTORS® Land Institute as a part of the RLI APEX Production Awards Program, sponsored by The Land Report. He was recognized by RLI CEO Aubrie Kobernus, MBA, RCE, as well as The Land Report’s Co-founders Eddie Lee Rider Jr. and Eric O’Keefe at a special awards ceremony on Monday, March 16, during RLI’s 2026 National Land Conference (NLC26) in San Antonio. This year marked the 20th Anniversary of the National Land Conference.

“It's a privilege to be included among this year's APEX Award recipients,” explained Vegter upon receiving the award. Vegter joined Hertz Farm Management and Real Estate Services in February 2018 as a licensed real estate salesperson in our Nevada, IA office.

“We are proud of Matt and all of our Hertz land professionals helping farmland owners,” said Hertz Farm Management CEO Chad Hertz, AFM. “Their dedication and professionalism make them some of the best people to work with in the land real estate business.”

The APEX Awards Program celebrated its ninth year by welcoming 299 applicants totaling a combined $9.29+ billion in qualifying transaction volume, 11,292 transaction sides, and over 2.3 million acres sold. All land professionals recognized as part of the RLI APEX Awards Program are active members of RLI.

For more information on the award winners, make sure to get a copy of The Land Report, one of the industry’s leading magazines for landowners and land professionals, which will be publicizing the top winners in their upcoming Spring 2026 issue. All land real estate professionals are invited to join RLI and apply to the prestigious APEX Awards Program next year. Applications will open in December 2026. Winners of the 2026 APEX Awards will be announced at RLI’s 2027 National Land Conference next March in Atlanta, GA. Next year will mark the 10th Anniversary of the APEX Awards Program. Learn more at rliland.com.

Founded in 1946, Hertz Farm Management is the premier farmland asset management company in the Midwest. The company specializes in professional farm management, farm real estate sales, farmland auctions (live and online), land acquisitions, and farm appraisals. With multiple offices across the Midwest, Hertz manages more than 3,000 farms totaling over 679,000 acres. For more information, visit www.hertz.ag.

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