Real Estate Coverage

Tags: Advisory Services, Valuations & Appraisals

May 16, 2017

In 2017, Serecon has analyzed the real estate market in the following municipalities. By the end of 2017, we are likely to complete work in your municipality if we have not done so already. Inquire with us to find out more about the value of real estate in your area: email Brad Slomp or call him at 403-216-2102.  Rocky View County Leduc County RM…

FNC Serecon - Provincial Ag Scene - Spring 2017

Tags: Advisory Services, Management Consulting

May 2, 2017

Transition Planning vs Succession Planning With Canada’s aging population, we are seeing an enormous transfer of wealth, one that will continue for years to come. Included in that population are farming parents, many of whose children have chosen non-farming careers and will end up inheriting all or part of the family farm. The term "farm succession…

Land Value Trends 2016: "steady as she goes"

Tags: Advisory Services, Valuations & Appraisals

April 13, 2017

Serecon has released the latest Land Value Trends newsletter, summarizing Alberta and Saskatchewan land sales in 2016.  In an effort to provide an analysis that reflects variances across the provinces, we have again included regional analyses. For complete details, please download the 2016 Land Value Trends newsletter now or check out the newsletter…

Don Hoover Receives AIA Lifetime Member Award

Tags: Advisory Services, Management Consulting, Valuations & Appraisals

March 22, 2017

Congratulations to Don Hoover who recently received the Alberta Institute of Agrologists (AIA) Lifetime Member Award. He is the third person to receive the award in the history of the AIA.  Don became a Professional Agrologist (P.Ag.) in 1967. Fifty years later, Don’s career as a P.Ag. opened private industry consulting to agricultural economists,…

Manitoba Farmland Values Trend - RM of Yellowhead

Tags: Advisory Services, Valuations & Appraisals

March 1, 2017

Agricultural valuation consulting work in the RM of Yellowhead, Manitoba has concluded that primarily cultivated and good quality farmland in that area appreciated in value approximately 5% in 2016. The RM of Yellowhead is located about 70 km northwest of Brandon, Manitoba and includes the communities of Shoal Lake and Strathclair. Contact Serecon…

Alberta Farmland Values Trend - County of Wetaskiwin

Tags: Advisory Services, Valuations & Appraisals

February 15, 2017

Our team of accredited appraisers have researched farmland values in County of Wetaskiwin which is located approximately 50 km south of Edmonton. Agricultural land sales that occurred over the last year have indicated that crop land values have increased approximately 6% over the last year. To find out more about farm valuations in this area or throughout…

Serecon Scholarships

Tags: Advisory Services, Management Consulting, Valuations & Appraisals

February 10, 2017

Congratulations to Megan Russnak and Shay Forget who were awarded the Serecon Leadership Scholarship and the Ralph Ashmead Agricultural Economics International Award, respectively.  Megan and Shay have had superior academic achievements at the University of Alberta. Serecon is happy to help these students in pursuing their goals. The Serecon Leadership…

Emergency Disease Outbreak Plans

Tags: Management Consulting

February 7, 2017

Over the last six months, Serecon has been working in collaboration with other industry experts in developing Emergency Management Plans and Guidelines for Canadian livestock commodity groups and producers across Canada. This work is being conducted on behalf of the Canadian Animal Health Coalition (CAHC).  Emergency management plans and guidelines…

Saskatchewan Farmland Values Trend - 2016

Tags: Advisory Services, Management Consulting, Valuations & Appraisals

February 1, 2017

Serecon's group of Valuation and Appraisal professionals have analyzed over 1 million acres of farmland in Saskatchewan alone the last couple of years. Our ongoing market research and analysis of agricultural land value trends indicates that properties throughout Saskatchewan have had varying levels of appreciation in 2016. The real estate marketplace…

Specialists in the Business of Agriculture. For 25 years.

Tags: Advisory Services, Management Consulting, Valuations & Appraisals

January 24, 2017

Serecon is proud to be celebrating 25 years in the field of agriculture. Our professional expertise and experience provides unbiased opinions, both quantitatively and qualitatively. This enables us to provide our clients with valuable expertise in the business of agriculture. Serecon has built its success on these principles since 1991 and has progressed…