July 28, 2020
Unfortunately, divorces happen; and when they happen with farmers or agricultural property owners, the farm assets need to be appraised to assist with the property settlement matters which may include separation, corporate restructuring, or sale of the assets. The valuations often consist of current appraisals, retrospective or historical appraisals,…
June 22, 2020
Source of Yellow Peas Image: https://seednet.ca/variety/aac-lacombe-yellow-pea/ Over the past year, our Specialists in the Business of Agriculture have conducted several in-depth analyses focused on the pulse fractionation sector in Western Canada. This is an emerging sector for Western Canada and Serecon is excited to be involved. In addition to developing…
June 3, 2020
As of today, our farm appraisers have observed that farmland values have remained largely on trend with the existing value trend in the given area or values have held steady in most rural areas throughout Alberta and Saskatchewan. Properties located in closer proximity to major urban centers have experienced modest downwards trends over the last few…
May 5, 2020
Our team at Serecon has years of experience as professionals as well as professionals in training and professional support staff. Our expertise is founded on an extensive list of educational achievements throughout our 17 current team members in additional to past members who have contributed to our skill sets. The following lists the academic and…
April 13, 2020
Family members, executors, lawyers and accountants regularly seek farm and agricultural appraisals from Serecon for estate and/or probate purposes. Our six AACI certified appraisers on staff have the experience and expertise to provide comprehensive appraisals for such clients. Given that our focus is entirely on land and rural properties, we understand…
March 27, 2020
The latest Farmland Value Trend Newsletter has now been released, summarizing the agricultural real estate trend in Alberta and Saskatchewan for 2019. In an effort to provide an analysis that reflects variances across the province, we have again included regional analyses. For complete details, please download the 2019 Farmland Value Trend Newsletter or…
December 16, 2019
Serecon continues to provide appraisal and agricultural consulting services to investment funds throughout western Canada; mainly in northern BC, southern Manitoba and all of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Although transaction activity has slowed over recent years compared to past years, we have extended our expertise to more farmland partnerships or corporate…
November 12, 2019
Serecon has appraised over 10,000 acres of land in Kneehill County and Starland County over the last several years. The appraisals studied and analyzed well over 20,000 acres of market data in these areas. Given our coverage across these municipalities, we understand current market trends and the various factors impacting the marketplace. Specifically,…
October 18, 2019
If you've been thinking of using a drone on your farm, Serecon's strategic partner LandView Drones has more Ag Drone Schools this fall. With knowledge of rules and camera capabilities, you will be able to choose a system and know how to use it to its full potential. Learn how to create maps of crops, digital elevation models, or use a thermal camera…
June 25, 2019
Serecon has the background, knowledge, experience, expertise and networks to provide agricultural stakeholders with insights and tools for advancing agriculture in Canada. Examples of our advisory areas include litigation support and dispute resolution services; surface rights support and obstruction mapping; farm lease management; rental rate reviews;…