Conservation Easement Experts

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Alberta

Ivan T. Weleschuk, ARA Weleschuk Associates Ltd.

Arkansas

Bessie Richmond Farm Credit Midsouth
ACACary C. Matthews, ARA, RPRA Farm Credit Midsouth
Casey A. Flemon Rabo AgriFinance LLC
Tyler Hipp AgHeritage Farm Credit Services

Colorado

Adam Bradshaw Office of Valuation Services, US DOI
Ben Gardiner, ARA Hall & Hall, Inc.
Chris L. Greenwalt, ARA, RPRA
David E. Peterson, AFM, ARA Peterson Appraisal Company
Delaney Jane Drost McCarty Land & Water Valuation
Eric L. McCarty Front Range Ag Appraisal
Jason Monroe American AgCredit
Jeffery B. Moore, ARA Rabo AgriFinance
Jenna McCarty, ARA Nuveen
Kevin T. McCarty McCarty Land & Water Valuation, Inc.
Kori S. Satterfield Arnie Butler & Company
Michael J. Hastings, ARA DOI, Appraisal & Valuation Services Office
Michael R. Ward, RPRA USA Dept of Interior Office Valuation Services
Raymond L. Wagester, ARA CoBank
Ryan Lebsack Premier Farm Credit
Sara Wilson, ARA Farm Credit of Southern Colorado
Tate W. Curtis, RPRA USDA-Forest Service

District of Columbia

Wade A. Schroeder, ARA US Department of Justice ENRD-LAS

Florida

Benjamin W. Gibson Rabo AgriFinance LLC
Jim Pruitt AgAmerica Lending

Idaho

Alice Dalton, ARA Northwest Farm Credit Services
Benjamin Ward, ARA Agri-Access
Brent Stanger, ARA Farmland Reserve, Inc.
Daniel T. Shively, MAI, ARA Integra Realty Resources - Boise
Don Kerby Western Appraisals
Eric Stroschein, ARA Rabo AgriFinance LLC
Greg Graybadger, RPRA  
Henri LeMoyne, ARA LeMoyne Realty & Appraisals, Inc.
Henry Scott Calhoun H.S. Calhoun Appraisal & Consulting
James Gibson Sage Valuation LLC
Jordan Fielding Robert Morrison Appraisal
Lesley L. Miller, ARA Agri-Access
Rebecca J. Rutan Northwest Farm Credit Services

Louisiana

Erica L. Harding Louisiana Land Bank
James E. Thomas The Thomas Company, Inc.
William F. Arbuckle, Jr. Louisiana Land Bank, ACA

Illinois

Bradley A. Heinz, ARA Farm Credit Illinois
Matthew E. Wyss, AFM Heartland Bank and Trust Company
Steven Niemeier Farm Credit Illinois
Thomas A. Bumgardner, RPRA Bumgardner Appraisals
Todd J. Slock Compeer Financial
Tyler S. Fitterer Agri-Access

Massachusetts

Arthur E. Clapp, ARA USDOJ
Richard W. Gilmore, ARA Ag-Visory LLC

Michigan

Andrew J. Warner GreenStone Farm Credit Services
Douglas K. Hodge, ARA Farmers National Company
George Hunger Hunger Appraisal Services, LLC
John Chrysler Farmers National Company
Jordan Lee Wernette Greenstone Farm Credit Services
Mark Van Den Berg, ARA Value Midwest (FKA Williams & Associates, Inc.)
Mary Marshall Value Midwest

Mississippi

Allen Swain First South Farm Credit
Jarad Brett Cates First South Farm Credit
Jessica G. Rosata First South Farm Credit
Tim W. Pepper, ARA Pepper Appraisal Services

Missouri

Angela Brown Bickford E.K.S. Appraisals, Inc
Daniel M. Peery, ARA Agriculture & Industry LLC
Jeremy Hill, ARA Farm Credit Southeast Missouri
Justin Connolly Agriland Appraisal Group
Justin C. Patterson, ARA FCS Financial
Nicholas Loghry E.K.S. Appraisals, Inc.
Wayne Spire EKS Appraisal Services

Montana

Andrew A.D. Rahn IV, ARA Montana Land Service
Brenda C. DeVries, ARA Northwest Farm Credit Services
Bruce M. Burger Land Decision Resources, LLC
Christine L. Murphy, ARA Northwest Farm Credit Service
Gary L. Lay, ARA AVSO/Dept of Interior
George E. Luther, Jr., ARA Luther Appraisal Services, Inc.
Janet Rivera Sharon, ARA U.S. Dept of Interior
John E. Wicks, ARA Wicks & Associates, LLC
John P. Hickey, ARA USDA-Forest Service
Judd T. Brooks, ARA Northwest Farm Credit Services
Kathleen Rickett, ARA JK Appraisal & Consulting, LLC
Kevin T. Pearce, ARA New Frontier Ranches
Kim C. Bennett, PhD, ARA Terra Western Associates, Inc.
Norman Clark Wheeler, ARA Norman C. Wheeler & Assoc.
Phyllis L. Sethre Sethre Appraisal Services
Roald Aageson Northwest Farm Credit Services
Steven M. Repac The Appraisal Group, Ltd.
Tessa Noe Northwest Farm Credit Services
Wade McAlpine Northwest Farm Credit Services

New York

Alexander Patterson, ARA Farm Credit East, ACA
Ann S. Aulita Farm Credit East, ACA
Donald A. Fisher, ARA CNY Pomeroy Appraisers, Inc.
James S. Waterhouse, ARA Farm Credit East, ACA
Patrice V. Miller Farm Credit East, ACA
Rebecca L. Stone, ARA Farm Credit East, ACA
Richard P. Butler, ARA  
Richard R. Edmunds, ARA, AAC Edmunds Enterprises
Rick Percoco, ARA Farm Credit East, ACA

Ohio

Brad A. Wisener Consolidated Appraisal Services Company
Cory M Hohman Ag Credit, ACA
Janet L. Capelle, ARA Capelle Appraisal Service LLC
Lisa Shumaker, ARA Ag Credit
Mark A. Barricklow Farm Credit Mid-America

Pennsylvania

Gregory L. Snyder, ARA Snyder Appraisal Associates, LLC
Molly J. Brumbley MidAtlantic Farm Credit
Richard L. Petkus, ARA R&E Appraisal
Stephen E. Bolt, ARA Bolt Ag Appraisals

South Dakota

Adam Nelson Farm Credit Services of America
Allan Husby, ARA Husby Appraisal
Barbara Hegerfeld Rabo AgriFinance LLC
Curtis A. Brooks First Dakota National Bank
Dave Koenigshof First Dakota National Bank
James D. Hollenbeck Farm Credit Services of America
Jay W. Knuppe Farm Credit Services of America
Jeffrey D. Barker, ARA Rabo AgriFinance LLC
Jesse J. Ball Farm Credit Services of America
John P. McMahon Farm Credit Services of America
John T. Widdoss, ARA Hall-Widdoss & Company, Inc.
Kayla Suther Hewitt Insurance & Appraisals
Keith Newman Farm Credit Services of America
Ronald L. Ensz, ARA Ensz Appraisal, LLC

Utah

Craig Turner, ARA Western Ag Credit
Craig Warren, ARA Craig Warren Appraisal LLC
David W. Hansen, ARA  
Jaxson Love, ARA Western AgCredit
Kraig Frome, RPRA USDA Forest Service
Thomas V. Boyer, AFM, ARA, AAC TVB Management Company LLC
Troy Van Tassell Van Tassell Appraisal Service, LLC

Washington

Charles J. Broughton, ARA Broughton Farm & Ranch Appraisals
Frank A. Kaech Northwest Farm Credit Services
Fred Strickland, ARA Fred C. Strickland & Associates
Kristen Los Big Bend Ag Appraisals, Inc.
Mark A. Stoltz, ARA, RPRA Rabo AgriFinance LLC

Wyoming

John Frome, ARA John Frome & Associates
Kim Frome, ARA John Frome & Associates
Mark S. Sonderby, ARA USDA-Forest Service
Stephen V. Gleason, ARA Farm Credit Services of America

Arizona

Gregory M. Powell, ARA DOI, Appraisal and Valuation Services Office
Scott A. Halver ARA MAI, ARA Ganado Group, Inc

California

Allison Renz Clark, ARA American AgCredit
Anthony J. Toso, ARA Edwards, Lien, & Toso, Inc.
Brian Merriman Farm Credit West
Gordon L. Bergthold Bergthold Ag. Services
Heather Ellingson Farm Credit West
James J. Rickert Western Valuation Services
James T. Green DOI-Office of Appraisal Services
Janie Gatzman, ARA Gatzman Appraisal
Jim Rickert, AFM, ARA Western Agricultural Services
Karl J. Bucher, ARA Karl Bucher Appraisal
Kary D. Teagle, ARA Yosemite Farm Credit, ACA
Kasey D. Stewart Western Agricultural Services
Kay J. Austin Edwards, Lien & Toso, Inc.
Kody Kester AgVisory, LLC
Kyle Evan Dalrymple Edwards, Lien, & Toso, Inc.
Lorrain J. Friant, AFM, ARA, AAC Farm Credit West
Manuel F. Gomes Farm Credit West
Maria Camozzi American AgCredit
Melissa Sandlin, ARA American AgCredit
Ralph Pavey, ARA
Richard Bell, ARA Yosemite Farm Credit
R. Joseph Hackett Correia-Xavier, Inc.
Sara Clare Lockhart Lockhart Appraisal
Stanley Xavier, Jr. Correia-Xavier, Inc.
Steve Runyan, ARA Runyan Appraisal Service
Tiffany Lynn Holmes, ARA Edwards, Lien & Toso, Inc
Todd M. Combs, ARA American AgCredit
Todd O. Murphy, ARA Schenberger, Taylor, McCormick & Jecker
Wendy Walker, ARA, RPRA Walker Appraisals, Inc.

Georgia

Harold L. Carter, Jr., ARA AgGeorgia Farm Credit
Lucus M. Von Esh Lucus Mason, Inc.
Matthew Moxley AgGeorgia Farm Credit
Samual B. Kyzer AgGeorgia Farm Credit
W. Scott Westbrook SWGA Farm Credit

Kansas

Barbara Lechtenberg, ARA Cannon, Lechtenberg & Associates, Inc.
Dale Hudson, ARA  
Dana Long Ad Astra Appraisal
James D. Cannon, ARA Cannon, Lechtenberg & Associates, Inc.
Kristen Winter American AgCredit
Scott A. Brown, ARA Farm Credit of Western Kansas
Scott A. Case, ARA Rabo AgriFinance LLC

Kentucky

Ben Bolinger, ARA Bolinger Appraisal
Colby J. Myers Myers Appraisal, LLC
Joel Kenimer Paul Moore Appraisal Services LLC
Lisa B. Saunders, ARA F.A.R.M. APPRAISALS
Michael S. Skaggs Andrew Parsley & Associates
Paul E. Moore, ARA, RPRA Paul Moore Appraisal Services, LLC
Scott T. Hogan Farm Credit Mid-America
Shannon A. Colwell Farm Credit Mid-America

Indiana

Donald J. McKee, ARA  

Iowa

David W. Nebel, ARA Hertz Appraisal Services
Deb Stanbro Farm Credit Services of America
Gary Thien, AFM, ARA Thien Farm Management, Inc.
Jeff Jorgensen Rabo AgriFinance LLC
Joel Ambrose Farmers National Company
Joel T. Klemish, ARA Hertz Farm Management, Inc.
Kathy J. Pettinger Hertz Appraisal Services
Ken Kruger Ken Kruger
Kevin Kerns Hertz Appraisal Services
Travis Nissen Stalcup Ag Services
Troy Vincent, ARA Hertz Farm Management, Inc.
William R. Duey Iowa Real Estate Services LLC

Minnesota

Aaron B. Stark Compeer Financial
Brandon Kirk Rabo AgriFinance LLC
Brice Hedrick AgCountry FCS
Jason L. Rustan, ARA U.S. Dept. of Interior
Jeremiah C. Johnson DOI - OVS
Jeremy Fluegge Compeer Financial
Kay L. Svare, ARA Svare Appraisal Service
Mark S. Grant, ARA Appraisal Services Unlimited
Mitchell Kehren Compeer Financial Services, ACA
Robin R. Nesburg, ARA, RPRA Rabo AgriFinance LLC
Roger Meyer Upper Midwest Management
Shirley J. Milli, RPRA Department of Interior-Appraisal & Valuation Services Office
William G. Sellwood, ARA Appraisal and Valuation Services Office

Nebraska

Gary L. McCormick McCormick Appraisal and Consulting
John Deakin Keeney Keeney Real Estate Appraisal, Inc.
Jonathan James Kvols  
Randall A. Gustafson, ARA Sower Agribusiness, LLC
Steen M. Stone, ARA Agriplex Real Estate and Appraisal, Inc.
Tony R. Eggleston, ARA Agri Affiliates, Inc.

Nevada

David Bell, ARA American AgCredit
Kurt L. Hardung, ARA  

New Jersey

David W. GaNun, ARA Farm Credit East, ACA

New Mexico

Colin McVaugh, ARA Farm Credit of New Mexico
David R. McInnis, RPRA USDA Forest Service, Region 3
Deborah Lewis, ARA  
Francisco A. Rivera Farm Credit New Mexico
Gerald Sanchez, RPRA USDA Forest Service
James W. Thomason, RPRA Department of the Interior
Joshua P. Smith Farm Credit of New Mexico
Ricardo L. Armijo, ARA Farm Credit of New Mexico
Ronald D. Alfred Alfred Appraisal Group
Trevor Vann Milbourn Farm Credit of New Mexico

North Carolina

Carson M. Rose AgCarolina Farm Credit
David Hill Rabo AgriFinance LLC
Matthew B. Edwards, ARA EDWARDS PROPERTY APPRAISAL, LLC
Ronda Newgard, ARA Carolina Farm Credit

North Dakota

Brie Ellen Leier, ARA Farm Credit Services of ND
Chad A. Wigestrand, ARA AgCountry Farm Credit Services
Megan Klosterman Crown Appraisals, Inc.
Sheila M. Ressler Farm Credit Services of Mandan, ACA
Tyler J. Walsh Crown Appraisals, Inc.

Oklahoma

Grant F. Rohwer, ARA Oklahoma Ag Credit
Jacob R. Zook, ARA Oklahoma Ag Credit

Oregon

Amy Pendley AgVisory
Andy Weldon Northwest Farm Credit Services
Joshua Todd Robinson Office of Valuation Services, US DOI
Kim Williams DOI - Office of Valuation Services
Leanne M. Murray, ARA USDA-Forest Service
Marlo T. Dill, ARA AGCO-Dill & Associates LLC
Tim Cordill Northwest Farm Credit Services
Tricia E. Chastain Northwest Farm Credit Services

Tennessee

Rebecca Leigh Phillips Rutledge Investment Co.

Texas

Andrew Rollins  
Daniel P. Barnett, ARA Lone Star Ag Credit
David M. Davlin Lone Star Ag Credit
James J. Jeffries, ARA Jeffries Appraisal Services
John M. Harris, ARA Harris Real Estate Company
Justin Bierschwale, ARA Bierschwale Land Company, LLC
Mark A. Lewis, ARA, RPRA Lewis & Seely Appraisals, Inc.
M. Chad Dugger, ARA Chas. S. Middleton & Son
Nathan L. Tonne, ARA Bierschwale Land Company, LLC
Paul E. Bierschwale, ARA Bierschwale Land Company, LLC
Rebecca McWilliams, ARA Lone Star Ag Credit
Samuel Noble Noble & Associates, Inc.
Scott Seely, ARA Lewis & Seely Appraisals, Inc.
Tom J. Sammons, Jr. Sammons McAnally Company
Travis Anderson, ARA Lone Star Ag Credit
Vanessa Orrison, ARA Lone Star Ag Credit

Virginia

Gwendolyn Shaw Gunter Farm Credit Carolina

Wisconsin

David E. Steiro Steiro Appraisal Services, Inc.
David Kluck Compeer Financial
Emily R. Henkes Compeer Financial
Gina Redetzke AgCountry Farm Credit Services
Jolene Brod, RPRA Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Randi J. Gathje, ARA, RPRA Rabo AgriFinance LLC
Teresa DeMuri, RPRA USDA-Forest Service