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says Bidner. “I want to make sure I’m putting fertilizer where it is needed, as
opposed to just blanket-spreading farms.”
He also has completed a number of conservation and irrigation system
improvements on his clients’ farms. “Brent carried out a drainage installation project that was very complicated,” says Joel Hertz, chairman of the
board emeritus for Hertz Farm Management. “It necessitated working with
about 16 different landowners and neighbors, but he facilitated the project
with ease and got the job done.”
To honor Bidner for his achievements, Syngenta made a $1,000
donation in his name to the ag-related cause of his choice—the 4-H
Memorial Camp in Monticello, Ill., the camp where his parents actually
met each other. He received the donation on behalf of the camp and an
honorary plaque at the 83rd Annual ASFMRA Convention in Indianapolis.
Syngenta also produced a video (www.youtube.com/syngentaagus) to
honor his accomplishments.
Call for 2013 Nominees
The search for the next Professional Farm Manager of the Year will
start in June when Syngenta begins accepting nominations. Given the
number of exceptional farm managers, determining one winner is never
an easy task, Rockers says.
“Professional farm managers are outstanding role models in
stewarding the land and deserve recognition for their contributions to
agriculture,” he says. “At Syngenta, our goal is to help farmers grow more
with less, and dedicated farm managers like Brent are key partners
working with us to accomplish the exact same thing for their clients.” To
nominate a professional farm manager or farm management team, please
visit www.farmmanageroftheyear.com.

HONOREES

Professional Farm Manager of the
Year Award honorees include:

Clockwise from top left: Brent Rockers with
Syngenta (left) and Brent Bidner with Hertz Farm
Management, Inc., examine a soybean ﬁeld near
Champaign, Ill; Brent Bidner (right) joins Delbert
Lubbers in a combine; (left to right) Craig Abell with
Syngenta, Rick Patton with AgProfessional magazine,
Brent Bidner, Brent Rockers, and Jeffrey Berg,
2011–2012 ASFMRA president, at award ceremony;
(left to right) John Wall, Brent Bidner and Joel Hertz,
all with Hertz Farm Management, work together at
their Monticello, Ill., ofﬁce.

RESOURCE DIRECTORY

2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005

Brent Bidner, Monticello, Ill.
R. Edward Kiefer, Geneseo, Ill.
Michael Krause, Omaha, Neb.
Jeff Troendle, Waterloo, Iowa
Steve Myers, LeRoy, Ill.
Richard Grever, DeKalb, Ill.
George Baird IV, Collierville, Tenn.
Gary, David and Adam Thien,
Council Bluffs, Iowa
2004 Pat Hengen, Honey Creek, Iowa
2003 Bruce Ahrens, Iowa City, Iowa
2002 Jim and Mary Rickert, Fall River
Mills, Calif.
For the complete list of past winners, visit
www.farmmanageroftheyear.com.

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