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Farm Asset Management, Management Consulting, Valuations & Appraisals
December 4, 2014
Don Hoover is at the Informa Economics conference today in Calgary presenting with Terry Longtin of Farmers National Company about North American Land Value Trends. The image is taken from the portion of the presentation that discusses the drivers of farmland values. To find out more about the presentation, email Don or call him at 780-448-7440.
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Farm Asset Management, Management Consulting
December 2, 2014
Serecon has been collecting farm practice data from producers across Western Canada. This helps us beta-test and get feedback on the Canadian Field Print Calculator. It also gives us a great start on developing regional benchmarks for the sustainability indicators. So far, there are about 540 field-years in the database. Completing the data takes…
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Farm Asset Management, Management Consulting
November 24, 2014
Bob Burden, Angela Pearson, and Markus Weber are in Ottawa this week attending and presenting at the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Crops which is hosted by the Canada Grains Council and Grain Growers of Canada. Serecon is acting as a secretariat to the Canadian Field Print Initiative which is measuring the sustainability of field crop production…
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Farm Asset Management, Valuations & Appraisals
November 11, 2014
Our agricultural appraisers have completed valuation analyses of farmland located in the RM's of Hamiota, Harrison, & Shoal Lake which is located approximately 75 km northwest of Brandon, Manitoba. Market activity in this area has indicated that land values have increased approximately 8% over the last year. To find out more about rural property appraisals…
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Farm Asset Management, Management Consulting, Valuations & Appraisals
September 24, 2014
Don Hoover will be speaking at the AgroNomics - Vision for 2015 - A US Agriculture Investment Conference in Arizona at the end of October. AgroNomics is the largest gathering of rural property land experts in the US. The conference is hosted by the American Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA). Don will be discussing the Obstruction…
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Farm Asset Management, Management Consulting
September 18, 2014
Our management consultants completed an evaluation of the economic impact of agriculture in Lethbridge County. The economic impact study researched and analyzed the value of the County's agricultural activities and intensive livestock operations to the Alberta economy. Highlights of the report as presented to Lethbridge County council were featured…
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Farm Asset Management, Management Consulting
September 16, 2014
Serecon is hosting technical workshops on sustainability modelling in Ontario this week. Our management consultants are talking about sustainability metrics for soil erosion, soil carbon, energy use, climate impact, and water quality. Email Markus or Angela or reach them at 780-448-7440 to find out more about Sustainability Modelling. Alternatively,…
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Farm Asset Management, Management Consulting, Valuations & Appraisals
September 8, 2014
The Land Value Trends Newsletter for the first half of 2014 is now available. This edition includes: Alberta Farmland Values: Bubble or Bargain? Inflation; Interest Rates; Farm Revenue; Gross Domestic Product. Sale Distribution: Provincial, Northern Alberta, Central Alberta; Southern Alberta. Re-sale Highlights: MacKenzie County; County of Barrhead;…
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Farm Asset Management, Valuations & Appraisals
September 2, 2014
The Valuation & Appraisal team at Serecon has researched the farm land value trend of cropland located in the Rural Municipality of Fillmore which is located approximately 100 km southeast of Regina and about 40 km northeast of Weyburn, Saskatchewan. An analysis of the real estate transactions in that area have indicated that land values have appreciated…
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Farm Asset Management, Valuations & Appraisals
August 5, 2014
Our farmland real estate appraisers have investigated the value trend of farm land located in the Municipal District of Taber which is between the Cities of Lethbridge and Medicine Hat, Alberta. Our research of sold properties in that area indicates that irrigated farm parcels have appreciated in value approximately 11% from June, 2013 to June, 2014. Email Dave…