Dick L. Coffman, AFM, ARA

Dick Coffman, owner and president of Coffman Farm Agency, was raised on a farm in central Nebraska. He graduated with honors from the University of Nebraska with a Bachelors degree in agricultural economics. He also earned a Master's degree with honors in agricultural economics from Iowa State University.

Dick was a farm manager and rural appraiser with First National Bank in Sioux City for eight years before opening Coffman Farm Agency in 1983. In 1981, he earned the designation of Accredited Farm Manager (AFM) from the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. This title is granted only to those members who have displayed exceptional farm management ability and integrity, have passed rigid written and oral examinations, and abide by the society's code of ethics. In 1990, Dick earned the designation of Accredited Rural Appraiser (ARA) from the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. Like the AFM, this title requires extensive education, preparation of a demonstration appraisal, and passage of written and oral examinations. Dick is a licensed real state broker in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota. He is also a Certified General Real Property Appraiser.

In 2000, Dick purchased Hatfield Farm Management Company from T. Wayne Tilton and moved his office from Hinton to Sioux City. Hatfield Farm Management Company (formerly Gilman Agency) has been located in Sioux City since 1875.

Jason D. Woods

Jason Woods was raised on a farm in south central Nebraska. He graduated with distinction from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2001. His Bachelor of Science degree is in agronomy with an agricultural business emphasis. Jason is a licensed real estate salesman in Iowa and Nebraska, and a member of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. He is a Certified General Real Property Appraiser and is working to earn the ARA designation.