Mr. Swartz is President, Managing Broker and Auctioneer of harVestco, LLC. He is also Co-Founder of harVestco Agricultural Properties, LLC.

In addition, Mr. Swartz is a Managing Director and Co-Founder of Agrarian Capital, LLC that focuses on private equity investment in agribusinesses located in the United States.

Mr. Swartz has established a network of farm and ranch owners across the United States, along with a network of realtors, investment bankers, financial and tax advisors, and those actively involved in crop and livestock production. He also maintains constant contact with seed companies and chemical manufacturers and suppliers.

Mr. Swartz served on the board of the University of Illinois Farm Tax School and Agricultural Law Education Foundation, Inc., and has served on the LeRoy Board of Education, Tri-County Special Education board, LeRoy FFA Alumni (charter member and past president), and he was an Advisor for the Illinois Junior Angus Association. 

Mr. Swartz maintains memberships in several professional organizations including the National Auctioneers Association, Illinois State Auctioneers Association, and National Association of Realtors. He has also been a former member of the Illinois Beef Association, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (charter member), Illinois Angus Association (past president and board member) and American Angus Association (past board member).

Mr. Swartz attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also graduated from the Missouri Auction School in Kansas City and earned the prestigious CAI designation from the National Auction Association Education Institute at Bloomington, Indiana.  He is licensed as an auctioneer in several states and in Illinois as a Real Estate Broker.

Mr. Millage is a licensed Real Estate Sales Agent for harVestco, LLC.

In addition, Mr. Millage is President of GAM Properties, LLC, a residential, commercial and multifamily development firm. He has been involved in real estate and real estate development for the past thirty years.

Mr. Millage was an employee and eventually a partner in Hallbeck Homes for over twenty years. Further, he founded and managed Kitchen Concepts, an upscale custom kitchen design and installation business.

Mr. Millage’s entrepreneurial spirit in real estate has driven him to be a part of or the sole developer of many new home subdivisions and commercial parks in East Central Illinois. These include the residential subdivisions of Cherry Hills, Lincolnshire Fields, Ponds of Windsor, Boulder Ridge, Apple Tree, in Monticello, Illinois, and Windstone in Tolono, Illinois. His commercial parks include Westwood Trace and Staley at the Crossing. Further, Mr. Millage has not only built but managed several of these multifamily and commercial developments throughout the Champaign community.

Mr. Millage was a member of the Lincolnshire Fields Country Club Board of Directors. He was the former Chairman of the Showcase of Homes in Champaign. Also, he was the President of the Booster Club for Girls Softball in Champaign.

Mr. Millage received his Illinois real estate license in 1980.

Mr. Wattnem is a licensed Real Estate Sales Agent with harVestco, LLC.

Steve has over 35 years experience in production agriculture and agri-business. He grew up helping his father on their grain and livestock farm, in Estelline, South Dakota, and also helped with the family trucking business. Steve graduated from South Dakota State University, with a bachelor's degree in Mechanized Agriculture and a minor degree in Business.

Steve then began a 34-year career in the FS farm cooperative service industry in Iowa and Illinois. He was in Farm Supply Sales at Pow-Jasper FS, Grinnell, IA from 1972 -1975, Marketing Manager of Mahaska FS, Oskaloosa, IA from 1975 -1978, General Manager of C-D FS, Inc. in Spencer, IA from 1979 - 1982 and General Manager of Illini FS, Inc. in Urbana, IL from 1982 until his retirement in 2006.

Steve is very generous with his time and devotes many hours to civic and charitable organizations. He is currently a member of the Champaign County Chamber of Commerce, serving on the Agriculture Committee (past President) and the Government Affairs Committee. He also serves on the Provena Covenant Foundation Board, Champaign County Farm Bureau Foundation Board, Champaign County Clock Tower Restoration Committee and is a member of the Urbana Rotary, Ducks Unlimited and Pheasants Forever. In addition, he previously held the position of President of the Champaign-Urbana Sunrise Exchange Club, Board member and President of Crisis Nursery and Treasurer of the Champaign County Chamber of Commerce.

With the many contacts Steve has made through the organizations mentioned above and the knowledge his career has given him about farmland and the needs of farmers and farm owners, he is a valuable asset to harVestco, LLC clients.