GLENDALE, CO — Dennis A. Schmidt, AFM-Retired in Gaylord, MN, was recently recognized by the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA) for 40 years of membership within the organization. Schmidt is an agricultural professional who provides services for clients which may include farm and ranch management, rural appraisal, and/or agricultural consulting.

Schmidt has been affiliated with ASFMRA,the largest and oldest professional association that provides opportunities for development through the highest quality educational and meeting offerings, and a strict standard of code of conduct and ethics to its members, for 40 years.

The ASFMRA represents nearly 2,100 agribusiness professionals across the U.S. and Canada,who provide farm or ranch management, rural appraisal and appraisal review or agricultural consulting services. Professional managers represent owners of over 25 million acres of U.S. farmland and provide the direct management of these operations.

Professional rural appraisers provide valuation estimates on over 50 million acres of farm,ranch, and natural resource lands each year