January 4, 2021
The year ahead is looking to be full of interesting projects for Serecon. Specifically in regard to our management consulting work, the transition into 2021 continues to revolve around quantifying, qualifying, and finding ways to increase value for our clients coming from a range of agriculture sectors like government, industry associations, and the…
December 15, 2020
There is a cost to farming around oil and gas sites, old farmsteads, grain bins, access roads, subdivisions as well as any other object in the field that requires farm equipment to maneuver around. Serecon's Obstruction Mapper provides landowners and agricultural industry stakeholders with valuable information about the impact on field efficiencies…
November 17, 2020
Over the last six years alone, Serecon has appraised and inspected over 80,000 acres in Foothills County. As part of these real estate appraisals, we also analyzed and viewed over 150,000 additional acres of land transactions within that municipality which includes typical appraisal projects as well as benchmark studies, land value trend analyses,…
October 28, 2020
Since the beginning of 2015, Serecon has appraised and inspected over 40,000 acres in Leduc County alone. As part of these farm appraisals, we also analyzed and viewed over 85,000 additional acres of land transactions within that municipality part of which was to list properties for sale. The property types include cropland, ranchland, holding and…
October 1, 2020
Our team of agriculture, agri-food and land experts provide litigation support, dispute resolution and expert witness consultation for legal proceedings, arbitration, hearings and any other matters in need of professional agricultural expertise. Serecon's approach for all consulting, advisory and appraisal projects is that our foremost duty is to provide…
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…