Kent Kraft and Rob Woodrow are both accredited members of their professional organization, the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers.

American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers

 

Accreditation is awarded only after meeting stringent experience and educational requirements. 

Members are required to meet ongoing continuing education standards and compliance with strict ethical standards.

 

Rob is the Past President of the Illinois Chapter of the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers.

 

Congratulations to Rob on his membership in the 2024 Illinois Realtors® Land Institute APEX Producers Club!

 

Kent M. Kraft, Accredited Farm Manager

Kent M Kraft
KentKraft@FarmlandSolutionsLLC.com
 
  • BS in Agricultural Business, minor in Farm Management, Iowa State University.
  • Decades of experience as a farmer in Iowa, then as a professional farm manager based in Springfield, Illinois.
  • Accredited by the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers.
  • Active in the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers.
  • Candidate member of the Realtors Land Institute.
  • Licensed Real Estate Managing Broker in Illinois.
  • Past experience during his Iowa farming career includes serving on the boards of the Dixon Cooperative Elevator, the Scott County Farm Bureau, and the Eastern Iowa Farm Business Association.
  • Licensed Small Unmanned Aerial System (Drone) Pilot.

Robert H. Woodrow, Accredited Farm Manager

Robert H Woodrow
RobWoodrow@FarmlandSolutionsLLC.com
 
  • BS in Agricultural Business from Western Illinois University.
  • Ten years of working for the USDA.
  • Licensed Illinois Real Estate Managing Broker, with many years of experience in locating, analyzing and purchasing farms for clients.
  • Over a decade of working as a professional farm manager for a major regional bank.
  • Accredited by the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers.
  • Years of hands-on experience in crop and livestock farming with his family's farm in Tazewell County, Illinois.

Michael Kraft, Farm Manager

Michael Kraft
MichaelKraft@FarmlandSolutionsLLC.com
 

Michael Kraft joined the staff at Farmland Solutions LLC as Farm Manager in 2021.

Michael graduated from Purdue University in May 2021 with a bachelor's degree in Agriculture Business and is a Licensed Real Estate Broker in the State of Illinois. He is also an Associate Member of the American Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers.

The addition of Michael allows for additional farm management capacity.

Daniel Woodrow, Certified General Real Estate Appraiser

Dan Woodrow
DanWoodrow@FarmlandSolutionsLLC.com
 

Daniel Woodrow joined the staff at Farmland Solutions LLC as a Certified General Real Estate Appraiser in 2021 and offers appraisal services for agricultural and recreational properties throughout Illinois. 

  • BS in Agricultural Business from Western Illinois University.
  • Completed three years of state mandated appraisal training under a Certified General Appraiser with 25+ years of experience.
  • Qualifying and Continuing Education completed through American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers and Appraisal Institute. 
  • Licensed in Illinois and Iowa.