Jeff Lien is a 1990 graduate of California State University San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Business Management, concentration in Finance and Appraisal. After college, and a brief period with Home Savings & Loan in Santa Clara County as staff appraiser, Jeff spent the next six years with Sierra Bay Farm Credit Services (now Ag Credit) in Stockton, CA as a staff appraiser. In 1997, Jeff took a property management position with a Bay Area company specializing in multi-family residential units and commercial properties.

In 1998, Jeff then signed on with, and continues to work as an independent real estate salesman/appraiser for The Ranch Co (TRC). TRC is a full service real estate services company, based in Visalia, CA, and specializes in dairy facilities, cropland and ranches (www.theranchcompany.net). Jeff is also a principal partner in Edwards & Lien (E&L), an agricultural appraisal business formed in April of 2001 with Randy Edwards, ARA. E&L's primary service area is the north central San Joaquin Valley region with specialization in farm, ranch, dairy facility, permanent planting, conservation easements, special use property appraisal and consultation.

Throughout his career, he has been specifically educated in the appraisal of agricultural properties with now over 13 years of experience in the appraisal of such properties. He is a Candidate Member of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. In 1993 he was certified by the State of California as a Certified General Real Estate Appraiser.

Jeff currently serves on the ASFMRA's California Chapter Education Committee. He also currently serving as a third year board member of the San Joaquin Valley Ag Lenders Society. Jeff has also been involved with sales research for the annual Land Value Trends publication of the California Chapter ASFMRA.