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Jerry E. Kjerstad, ARA, has been involved in the rural real estate profession since graduating from South Dakota State University in 1964. He is the owner of Kjerstad Realty, Inc. and specializes in appraising rural properties. Most of the appraisal assignments are complex or involve complex properties for a variety of purposes. After graduating from South Dakota State University with a degree in Agriculture and Business, he worked as a loan officer and appraiser with the FLBA and PCA of Chadron, Nebraska. In 1967 he joined the appraisal review staff of the Farm Credit Administration in Spokane, Washington. He later moved to Washington, DC to become involved in reviewing appraisals and conducting industry studies in 50 states. In 1974, he became the Assistant Vice President and Chief of Appraisals for the FLB of Omaha, Nebraska and later Vice President of Credit Standards. In 1981, he left the FLB to organize a consulting business for the Omaha Bank of Cooperatives. The consulting services included business evaluations and appraisals of large grain handling facilities, feedlots, confinement hog and poultry operations, and other agricultural related business. After 20 years with the Farm Credit System, Jerry returned to his farming and ranching interest near Wall, South Dakota. At that time, he organized an appraisal and real estate office. The business was moved to Piedmont, located in the Black Hills of western South Dakota. Mr. Kjerstad earned his ARA designation from the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA) in 1992. He is one of the developers of the Highest and Best Use (A-29) course; Chair of the Young Professionals Committee (1995-1997); and Chair of the Membership Recruitment/Retention Committee (1997-1999). He is the District Chair of the District Experience Review Committee (1994-current) and the Co-Chair of the Government Relations Committee (1999-2002). He serves on the UAAR Ad Hoc Committee and is a Certified Instructor for the ASFMRA. | 