Brent Swart is a native of NW IA where he was born and raised on his familys farm in rural Spencer. Swart and his brother Steve are the 5th generation owner/operators of their familys farm where they grow corn, soybeans, and cover crops.
Swart has been involved in agriculture his entire life. After graduating from Terril High School, Swart continued his education at Iowa State University where he received a Bachelors of Science degree in Agronomy in 2001. During that time Swart held several internships with retail, seed and crop protection companies in the Ag industry. Upon graduation, Swart began work on his Master Degree in Crop Production & Physiology with an emphasis in Weed and Seed Science. During grad school, he worked for Iowa State as a teacher and researcher. With the completion of his Masters thesis in 2004, Swart began a 16-year career with Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl. He worked for 1-yr in Indiana as a Pioneer Production Agronomist, then moved home to begin farming with his family and take over a local Pioneer Seed dealership. Swart worked as an independent Pioneer Sales Rep for 12 years before moving on within the company in 2018 as the local Pioneer Field Agronomist. As a Pioneer Field Agronomist, Swart supported 9 counties in NW IA serving growers, sales reps, and territory managers with product and agronomic knowledge and support.
Outside of work Swart stays active in the community as well. He is a District 1 Director on the Iowa Soybean Association, serving on the Executive Committee as Treasurer. Swart is a member of the American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, and Iowa Farm Bureau. He is also involved in the Iowa Athletic Association as a High School Basketball Official. Swart is also a certified Private Pilot, holding certifications as a UAV (drone) pilot.
Brent and his wife Mandy live in Spencer with their two children: Quinn (8) and Emersyn (3)