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Jared joined Hertz Farm Management in April 2023 as a licensed real estate salesperson in our Mankato, MN office.  

Jared lives in rural Minnesota Lake with his wife Rita and four children. He grew up in Southern Michigan helping his uncle on the family dairy farm and continues to be involved in farming with his in-laws on their dairy farm. 

Jared brings experience from his time serving in the US Army Reserve, and has been a volunteer member of the Minnesota Lake Ambulance since 2016. He began his real estate career investing in residential properties in Blue Earth and Faribault Counties in 2018 which led him to acquire his real estate license to be more competitive and strengthen his knowledge base. He is a member of the National Association of Realtors, Minnesota Association of Realtors, and Realtors Association of Southern Minnesota. 

Calvin joined Hertz Farm Management in May 2023 as a farm manager in the Phoenix, AZ office. As of March 2, 2026, he has relocated to the Nevada, IA office.

Calvin graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Business and a minor in Finance. During his time at Iowa State, Calvin was involved with the Agricultural Business club, The Agricultural Entrepreneurship Initiative, The Iowa Corn Growers Collegiate Club, and St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.

Calvin was raised on his family’s row crop farming operation in North Central Iowa and continues to be as active as possible. His passion for agriculture led him to become a farm manager. In Calvin’s free time he enjoys farming, hiking, hunting, and fishing. Calvin and his wife, Victoria, reside in Central Iowa.

Trace joined Hertz Farm Management in June of 2023 as a Professional Farm Manager and licensed real estate salesperson in the Cedar Falls, Iowa office. 

He professionally manages, sells, and acquires farm properties in Iowa and is pursuing his Accredited Farm Manager (AFM) designation with the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers.

Trace grew up near Edgewood, Iowa where he established his passion for agriculture after working for his grandfather's logging company at a young age. He also worked on many different beef, dairy, and grain production farms where he learned valuable lifelong skills.

Prior to joining Hertz, Trace established a career experience working as a Soil Conservationist for the USDA-NRCS in both Northeastern and Southeastern Iowa. He has also held positions as a Biological Research Aide at the Iowa State University, Agronomy Sales Apprenticeship for Growmark Inc., and a Commercial Applicator for Linn Co-Op Oil Company.

In his free time, Trace enjoys the great outdoors, being a member of the Iowa Pheasants Forever, serving for his community, and attends Orchard Hill Church in Grundy Center.

Dillon joined Hertz Farm Management in June of 2023 as a farm manager in the Humboldt, IA office. In this role Dillon manages properties for landowner clients across central Iowa.

Dillon graduated Iowa State University with a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Studies and a minor in Agronomy. 

Dillon learned his passion for agriculture by growing up on his family’s row crop farm operation in Central Iowa. After college Dillon worked as an Agronomy Sales Specialist where he grew his knowledge for crop scouting and farm practices.

Dillon currently resides with his wife Kaley outside of Humboldt, IA. 

Tanner joined Hertz Farm Management in August 2023 and works as a Professional Farm Manager out of our DeKalb, IL office. Tanner graduated from Illinois State University with a bachelor’s degree in Agronomy Management. He then went on to graduate from Murray State University with a master’s degree in Agriculture Science.  

Tanner grew up around his family’s grain and livestock operation in central Illinois. He is still involved with his family’s operation, as well as his in-laws farming operation.

Before coming to Hertz Farm Management, Tanner was a sales agronomist where he earned his Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) designation.

Tanner currently resides in Illinois with his wife, Erin.

Colton joined Hertz Farm Management in August 2023 as a farm manager and licensed real estate salesperson in the Cedar Falls, IA office. In this role, Colton manages, sells, and acquires properties for landowner clients across Northeast Iowa.

Colton graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary and Middle Level Education in May 2020. During his time at Northern Iowa, Colton competed with the football team while being involved in various bible studies throughout campus.

Through his involvement in his family’s diversified cow-calf, custom feeding, and row crop operation near Dyersville, IA, Colton developed a deep-rooted passion for agriculture and the sentiment of passing on a family legacy. Colton is currently pursuing his Accredited Farm Manager designation as a member of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, the top professional accreditation in the industry.

Colton currently resides in Cedar Falls, IA with his wife, Whitney and two sons, Roman and Leon.