Affiliated Farm Management, LLC (“AFM”) assists clients in the execution of their acquisition and asset management strategies. Committed to long-term value creation and capital preservation, our experienced team of professionals have an extensive track record of helping clients build investment grade row crop farmland portfolios across the United States.

Meet the AFM Team

KEVIN LICKTEIG

REGIONAL MANAGER

Kevin has astutely navigated the acquisition and management of over $200 million of farmland assets for his HNW, institutional, and trust clients over the past 12 years. These endeavors have spanned from the Pacific Northwest to the Southeast, with a focus on the Midwest. Kevin was also employed by commodity associations, conducting check-off research for corn and grain sorghum. These experiences have led Kevin to build a vast network of successful agricultural producers, suppliers, end users, and financial specialists. Kevin continues to own his family’s legacy farmland along with shares of various farmer group ethanol plants.

Phone: 913.294.2470 
Email: klickteig@affiliatedfarm.com

LESLIE PINNIX

REGIONAL MANAGER

Having grown up in the Mississippi Delta, Leslie has spent his entire career in the agricultural industry ranging from farm management, real estate acquisitions, grain merchandising, and crop inputs. After graduating from Mississippi State University, Leslie went on to receive his AFM Designation from the American Society of Rural Farm Managers and Appraisers. Most recently as a Senior Farm Manager, Leslie oversaw the acquisitions and management of over $350 million of Mid-South Farmland assets for a large hedge fund. Leslie has a deep appreciation of the land and knows what it takes from a management perspective to ensure a profitable, sustainable relationship between the landowner and farm tenants.

Phone: 662.820.2205 
Email: lpinnix@affiliatedfarm.com

ERIC MUELLER

MANAGING BROKER

With a 20 year career in farmland brokerage and management, Eric has procured, sold and managed thousands of acres of farmland, worth several hundred million dollars in value. As an established leader in the agricultural land and management sector, his clients and partners have included individuals, families, private and public funds, institutional investors and bank and trust company clients throughout the United States. Eric is an active member of many local, state and national real estate associations as well as civic and church boards, fundraising and capital campaign committees.

Phone: 402.660.1044‬
Email: emueller@affiliatedfarm.com

DALE BURBACH

DIRECTOR OF ACQUISITIONS & ASSET MANAGEMENT

After graduating with a degree in Agricultural Sciences with an MBA from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, he molded his career to support a passion for agriculture and real estate. After service in the agricultural community as a global business manager for a Fortune 500 company, Dale decided to tap into his entrepreneurial spirit by launching a fourteen-year career as a licensed real estate agent servicing clients in residential, commercial and agricultural markets. Prior to Sower Farm Management, LLC, Dale worked for seven years as Acquisitions Director for a privately held company that acquired and managed agricultural real estate assets valued at nearly a billion dollars. Dale has always professed a profound commitment to the land and to all those who serve it.

Phone: 816.289.0033‬‬
Email: dburbach@affiliatedfarm.com

CATHY PIRTLE

TRANSACTION AND MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Cathy is Sower Farm Management, LLC’s Transaction and Management Specialist. She has a BS in Paralegal Studies from Southern Illinois University – Carbondale. Prior to Sower Farm Management, LLC, Cathy worked in a similar role for a privately held company that acquired and managed agricultural real estate assets valued at nearly a billion dollars. She also has experience supporting attorneys in residential, commercial and utility-related real estate matters.

Phone: 618.381.3762‬‬
Email: cpirtle@affiliatedfarm.com