Hoekstra & Associates, Inc.

Our family’s farming operation and dairy in the Cuyama Valley is where I fell in love with farming.  The smell of cows still makes me salivate because we didn’t get to eat breakfast until they did.  I graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and…

In 2000, Sean graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, with a degree in Crop Science and began his career as an Agronomist.  For more than 20 years, he has been working with growers as a Pest Control Advisor, Crop Advisor and now facilitating the…

In the mid 70’s, Russ started farming nut and row crops in Kings, Kern, and Madera counties. In addition, from 1998-2006, he was a grower relations consultant for the pistachio industry, helping farmers from Bakersfield to Chico.  In September 2009, he was honored to be…

Jaime specializes in selling residential, and commercial real estate properties in California’s Central Valley. He has a background in investment analysis, commercial RE appraisal and property management. His experience allows him to deliver first-class real estate advisory services to his clients. Outside of work Jaime…

Gena is a real estate agent specializing in business development and customer advocacy. She previously worked with a private equity startup focused on agriculture, where she gained experience in deal sourcing, client relationship retention and development, fund structures, and financial modeling, while also developing a…

I grew up in Lodi, California, in a hard working immigrant family. My parents lost their family farms during World War II, and that history helped shape my own appreciation for agriculture and property. As a teenager, I spent my summers working in the vineyards…