Grant Aschinger, Accredited Farm Manager, was installed as President of the Iowa Chapter of the American Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers at their annual meeting at the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny, Iowa, on February 1, 2023.
Grant will serve a one-year term, then will serve one year as president of the chapter’s Education Foundation. He has served on several chapter committees, including professional education, scholarship, and membership, along with serving on the chapter’s board of directors. He was previously presented with the chapter’s Early Career Award in 2021. Grant joined Stalcup Ag Service in 2013.
Stalcup Ag Service has a long history of ASFMRA leadership, beginning with H.E. “Buck” Stalcup, who held the Executive Vice-President position for 15 years before serving as national president in 1965. Other past and present Stalcup Ag Service partners who have served as Iowa Chapter president include Nathan Deters, Kent Smith, Dennis Reyman, Rex Wilcox, Dwight Young, and Arne Waldstein.