About me
Securing Top Talent in Agriculture
Hi there! I’m Bonnie Andersen, owner of ExecutiveAg Recruiting Advisors.
I help agriculture business owners secure the best candidates to fill the roles in their business. Growing up on an Iowa crop and dairy farm and farming with my husband today, as well as previously working in agriculture industry sales and marketing, I understand the agriculture industry. When it comes to finding specific characteristics in a person to ensure they are going to be a good fit in your business, it comes naturally to me. When I work with my clients in trying to find the best candidates for the position, they feel confident because of my experience in recruiting and my knowledge in the agriculture industry.
For more than 20 years, I’ve been a recruiter for agriculture industry in the United States and Canada. The nature of recruiting is having many connections, which is why I work so well with business owners. I focus on the agriculture industry and recruit in areas such as livestock, crop, food, equipment and for non-profit agriculture organizations.
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I have a huge passion for the agriculture industry which is why I enjoy what I do so much. It’s been wonderful working with different ag businesses in helping them move their business forward with the best candidates for the role.
Bonnie Anderson biography
Bonnie Andersen from Maquoketa, Iowa since 2017 has been the president, founder, and owner of ExecutiveAg Recruiting Advisors Inc. She recruits agriculture industry professionals for a wide variety of positions for agribusinesses and agriculture organizations across the world, primarily in North America.
Bonnie was born and raised on a dairy and crop farm in Northeast Iowa, near Wadena. She and her spouse, Eric Andersen, raise and market beef cattle, meat goats, and crops on their farm in East Central Iowa. She graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in a double major of Public Service & Administration in Agriculture/Dairy Science in 1990.
Prior to recruiting, Bonnie has worked in producer relations for Midwest Dairy Association and membership recruitment for the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association. She worked in on-farm sales and as a marketing assistant for Monsanto Dairy Business and Real Time Ag (manure management software).
Bonnie started her recruiting career by finding and placing contract agriculture professionals into temporary roles for agribusinesses with Direct Contact, Inc. and later AgCall. With fellow Iowa meat goat producers, Bonnie launched and lead a business selling locally grown goat meat to restaurants and grocery stores in the Midwest. She enjoyed working as an adjunct agribusiness instructor teaching introductory agriculture economics, producer and consumer cooperatives, and career development courses at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
Bonnie is a member of the Iowa State University Alumni Association, National Dairy Shrine, Sigma Alpha Sorority Alumni, National Agri-Marketing Association, and the National FFA Alumni. She serves as secretary on the Jackson County Extension Council, is an active member of the Jackson County Fair Association, active on the Christian Experience Weekend board, and is a past 4-H leader and religious education instructor. Bonnie served for several years on the Iowa FFA Foundation’s sponsoring committee. She enjoys judging FFA and other youth contests at the local, state, and national levels.
Bonnie’s most treasured role is that of being the mother of 2 daughters, 2 sons, and 2 stepdaughters, all young adults and some working in the agriculture industry.
