May 11, 2026 – Chris Peacock (Winchester, IN) and Rusty Harmeyer (Rushville, IN), with the Halderman Companies have been recognized as part of the APEX 2025 Producers Club by the REALTORS® Land Institute as a part of the RLI APEX Production Awards Program, sponsored by The Land Report. Chris and Rusty were recognized by RLI CEO Aubrie Kobernus as well as The Land Report’s Co-founders Eddie Lee Rider Jr. and Eric O’Keefe at a special awards ceremony on Monday, March 16, during RLI’s 2026 National Land Conference (NLC26) in San Antonio, TX. This year marked the 20th Anniversary of the National Land Conference.

“This award is just a symbol and recognition of the dedication and hard work our entire Halderman–Harmeyer team brings to serving our clients in East Central Indiana. Congratulations to the team on achieving this recognition.” Says Rusty Harmeyer, Real Estate Associate and Auctioneer for the Halderman Companies.

“This award is a meaningful recognition of the dedication and hard work our entire Halderman–Winchester team brings to serving our clients in East Central Indiana and West Central Ohio. Congratulations to the team on achieving this honor for six consecutive years!” state Chris Peacock, Area Representative for the Halderman Companies.

“It’s an honor to recognize Chris Peacock, Rusty Harmeyer, and all those who earned a spot in the APEX Producers Club in 2025. Our APEX Award recipients are truly the most accomplished professionals with the highest levels of expertise in land real estate sales,” said RLI’s CEO Aubrie Kobernus, MBA, RCE. Top awards winners will receive national recognition in The Land Report’s Spring Magazine, RLI’s Spring issue of Terra Firma magazine, as well as additional promotions throughout the year.

All land professionals recognized as part of the RLI APEX Producers Club are active members of RLI and have at least $5M dollars of qualifying dollar volume in closed land sales in 2025.

The APEX Awards Program celebrated its ninth year by welcoming 299 applicants totaling a combined $9.29+ billion in qualifying transaction volume, 11,292 transaction sides, and over 2.3 million acres sold. All land professionals recognized as part of the RLI APEX Awards Program are active members of RLI.

For more information on the award winners, make sure to get a copy of The Land Report, one of the industry’s leading magazines for landowners and land professionals, which will be publicizing the top winners in their upcoming Spring 2026 issue. All land real estate professionals are invited to join RLI and apply to the prestigious APEX Awards Program next year. Applications will open in December 2026. Winners of the 2026 APEX Awards will be announced at RLI’s 2027 National Land Conference next March in Atlanta, GA. Next year will mark the 10th Anniversary of the APEX Awards Program. Learn more at rliland.com/apex.

Howard Halderman, President and CEO of the Halderman Companies, shared “The Halderman Companies are blessed to have Chris and Rusty on our team, and this award is a recognition of their exceptional service, reputation in the industry and consistent professionalism! This honor is highly regarded, and Chris and Rusty are deserving of the recognition.”

# Halderman Farm Management Service, Inc. was founded in 1930 in Wabash, Ind., by Howard H. and Marie Halderman. They started the business in their home, vowing “To do for your farm what you would do if you had the time and the experience.” Business grew, as did the staff. From two people, one client and a hand-full of farms to manage, the Halderman companies have steadily grown to managing 700+ farms across 21 states, selling over 150 properties and performing over 1,200 appraisals annually. It is now one of the largest family-owned professional farm management and real estate organizations in the United States, and that is the reason they say, “If it has anything to do with the business of farming, Halderman Can Help!”