Halderman Farm Management and Real Estate

What Halderman Farm Management and Real Estate does

Halderman Farm Management & Real Estate Services is a privately held, family-owned agricultural services firm founded in 1930 in Wabash, Indiana, by Howard H. and Marie Halderman. The company operates three integrated service lines: professional farm management (covering 700+ farms across 21 states with tenant relations, crop oversight, and financial reporting), real estate brokerage and auctions (selling 150+ farms, recreational land, timber tracts, and building sites annually via in-person and online auctions), and certified agricultural appraisals (1,200+ annually for estate planning, financing, and sales purposes). Its core technology stack is a proprietary online auction platform at haldermanauction.com supporting live and timed auctions with auto-extend functionality, supplemented by a mobile application on iOS and Android and a June 2026-launched AI-powered auction tool that delivers real-time bid updates and automated bid combination display.

Name

Halderman Farm Management and Real Estate

Legal name

Halderman Real Estate Services, Inc.

Website

https://halderman.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Halderman Farm Management & Real Estate Services is a family-owned agricultural services firm founded in 1930 that manages 700+ farms across 21 states, brokers 150+ farmland sales annually via live and online auctions, and performs 1,200+ certified agricultural appraisals each year for landowners, estates, and farm operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Real Estate Services

NAICS

Farm Management Services (115116), Offices of Real Estate Appraisers (53132)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Farm Financial Management & Recordkeeping Services (AFACAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Farmland Brokerage (Row Crops, Specialty Crops) (BPAJADAA), Land & Rural Property Appraisal (BPAJAKAD), Farm Technology Enablement & Data Integration Advisory (FMIS/ERP, IoT, Decision Support) (AFACAJAG), Land & Farm/Ranch Real Estate Auctions (BPAJAEAD)

Keywords

• Farm management services
• Agricultural real estate
• Farmland auctions
• Property appraisal services
• Farmland brokerage

Headquarters

HQ city

Wabash

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Sales Commission: Halderman earns commission on the sale of farm and agricultural properties through auction and traditional listing methods. Properties sold include farms, recreational land, timber tracts, building sites, and commercial agricultural properties across Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, and other states they serve.
2. Farm Management Services: Professional farm management services managing 700+ farms across 21 states, including tenant relations, crop management oversight, financial reporting, and land stewardship.
3. Appraisal Services: Certified general appraisers provide agricultural property appraisals, performing over 1,200 appraisals annually for estate planning, financing, and sales purposes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Halderman Farm Management and Real Estate provides professional farm management (overseeing 700+ farms across 21 states), agricultural real estate sales via auction and traditional listing (150+ properties sold annually), certified general appraisals of farmland (1,200+ per year), and equipment/machinery listings. The firm serves farmland owners, estates, trusts, and farm operators/buyers across the Midwest and Southeast, supported by a proprietary online auction platform (haldermanauction.com) with live, online-only, and timed formats.

Product overview

Halderman Farm Management & Real Estate Services is a multi-service agricultural real estate firm offering a portfolio of integrated products: Farm Management (managing 700+ farms across 21 states), Real Estate Listings and Sales (auction and private sale of farms and land), Appraisals (1,200+ annually), Equipment/Machinery Listings, an Online Auction Platform with an AI-Powered Auction Tool for real-time bid management, a Mobile App for iOS/Android, and educational content through videos/webinars, podcasts, and newsletters. The company operates primarily via online auctions with in-person bidding options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Farm Management Professional farm management service overseeing 700+ farms across 21 states, including tenant relations, crop management oversight, financial reporting, and land stewardship for farmland owners.
• Real Estate Listings and Sales Brokerage services for buying and selling farms, recreational land, timber tracts, building sites, and commercial agricultural properties via auction and traditional listing methods across IN, OH, IL and other served states.
• Appraisals Certified general appraisals of agricultural properties, performing 1,200+ appraisals annually for estate planning, financing, and sales purposes.
• Equipment and Machinery Listings Listings service for farm equipment and machinery, extending service scope to support complete farm liquidation.
• Online Auction Platform Proprietary online auction platform (haldermanauction.com) enabling real-time remote bidding on farmland and agricultural properties, with online bidder registration, auto-extend functionality, and confidential phone/mail/wire bid options for live, online-only, and timed auctions.
• AI-Powered Auction Tool AI-enhanced auction technology providing real-time bid updates within seconds, automatic calculation and display of leading bid combinations, and streamlined auction operations; reduced total auction time by an estimated 33% during initial implementation.
• Halderman Mobile App Mobile application available on iOS and Android enabling users to access property listings, auction information, and company resources on the go.

Quantifiable outcome

• 33% reduction in total auction time with AI-powered auction tool
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• AcreTrader: Digital farmland investment marketplace and management platform; emerging competitor targeting farmland transactions with a tech-first model that overlaps Halderman's brokerage business.
• Tillable: Online farmland rental and sales marketplace; partial overlap with Halderman's farm management and sales services, particularly for digitally native landowners.

Direct peers

• Farmers National Company: Major U.S. farm management, real estate brokerage, and auction firm with multi-state coverage and similar integrated service lines, making it one of the closest direct comparables to Halderman.
• Hertz Farm Management: One of the largest U.S. farm management and real estate firms, managing farmland across the Midwest with integrated services in management, sales, and appraisals—directly comparable in scale and offering to Halderman.
• Peoples Company: Integrated farmland management, brokerage, appraisal, and investment services firm operating across the Midwest and beyond; closely mirrors Halderman's service stack and customer segments.
• Murray Wise Associates: National farmland real estate auction and brokerage firm with comparable auction-centric business and similar client base of farmland owners and operators.
• Schrader Real Estate and Auction Company: Long-established U.S. farmland and ranch real estate auctioneer; competes directly with Halderman in agricultural land auctions and farm real estate brokerage.

Broad incumbents

• Rabo AgriFinance: Major U.S. agricultural lender offering farm real estate loans, appraisals support, and farm management-adjacent services; an incumbent partner-competitor in farmland finance.
• Farmland Partners: Publicly traded farmland REIT that both owns and helps transact farmland; an incumbent buyer in the same farmland market Halderman serves, with broader capital and scale.
• Farm Credit Services of America: Large agricultural lending cooperative that finances farmland purchases and operations; overlaps with Halderman indirectly through buyer financing partnerships and appraisal-adjacent services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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