Farm Management: Kelvin Leibold

Counties Served

Kossuth
Winnebago
Worth
Hancock
Cerro Gordo
Humboldt
Wright

Franklin
Butler
Webster
Hamilton
Hardin
Grundy

Areas of Expertise

Farm management
Farmland and Building leasing
Global agriculture
Land values
Farm Machinery management
Estate planning
Intergenerational transfer and Beginning Farmers

Frequent Clients

Farmers, lenders, farm managers, Extension staff

Joined ISU Extension

September 1987

Extension Positions/Other Experience

Vocational Agriculture Instructor, Starmont Comm. Schools, Iowa, 1977-79
Retail Fertilizer Sales, Kaiser Ag. Chemicals, Cresco, Iowa, 1979-82
Insurance and Investment Sales, Northwestern Mutual Life, Cresco, Iowa, 1982-84
Vocational Agriculture Instructor, Rolfe Comm. Schools, Rolfe, Iowa, 1984-87
Franklin County Extension Agriculturist, Iowa State University, 1987-92
Farm Management Field Specialist, Iowa State University, 1992-present

Education

B.S. Ag. Ed. Iowa State University 1977
M.S. Ag. Ed. Iowa State University 1987

Awards/Honors/Publications

University Extension New Professional Award 1989
Hampton Chamber DSA Award 1992
Epsilon Sigma Phi State Early Career Award 1994
National Association of County Ag Agents Achievement Award 1996
ISU Extension Achievement Award 1997
ISU Achievement Award 1999
Manure Nutrient Management, Individual Achievement Award 2001
ISU Extension Achievement Award 2001 - "Farm Financial Counseling"
ISU Extension Team Achievement Award 2002 - "Farm Bill Education"
NACAA Communication Award 2002
NACAA Distinguished Service Award 2003
ISU Extension Team Achievement Award 2004 - "Ag Management E-School"
ISU Extension "R. K. Bliss" Award 2004
Epsilon Sigma Phi State Mid-Career Award 2005
ISU Extension Team Achievement Award 2007 - "John Deere Development Project"
ISU Extension Team Achievement Award 2007 - "John Deere Teaching Team"
Co-authored three articles in Pm-1746 "Iowa's Pork Industry-Dollars and Scents"

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