We congratulate Luke Pearson on attaining his Accredited Farm Manager (AFM) designation through the American Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA). Luke received his AFM certificate at the Accreditation Ceremony at the ASFMRA annual meeting in San Antonio on November 9. This brings Stalcup’s staff back up to fully accredited, with Kent Smith, Nathan Deters, Chad Husman, Grant Aschinger, and Dan Niemeier all holding AFM’s. Travis Nissen holds the Accredited Rural Appraiser (ARA) designation, and Dennis Reyman holds both designations.
Luke earned his AFM designation by meeting stringent requirements in experience and education, in addition to passing a two-day written exam and abiding by ASFMRA’s Code of Ethics. He joins a select 36% of ASFMRA’s membership who have attained accredited status and maintain it through ASFMRA continuing education.
Accredited Farm Managers are specifically educated and experienced in agricultural management and understand efficient production and profitable marketing by focusing on procedure, analysis, critical thinking and innovation. Farm Managers have specialized expertise in production, business, environmental issues and government activities. Accredited Farm Managers possess additional specialized expertise and are connected to a national network of professional resources and information.
