June 25, 2018
Mike Vorona of Serecon, who is also a Director with the Alberta Agricultural Economics Association, is the program chair for the upcoming conference in Edmonton. To find out more; please email Mike.
May 18, 2018
The latest Farmland Value Trend Newsletter has now been released, summarizing the agricultural real estate trend in Alberta and Saskatchewan for 2017. 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 2017 Farmland Value Trend Newsletter or…
May 1, 2018
Markus Weber, an agricultural consultant with Serecon and the president of LandView Drones, was interviewed by CBC National as part of a feature discussing the use of drones for Canada’s farmers. Watch the feature here:
February 20, 2018
Congratulations to Emmalyn Elgersma who was awarded the Serecon Leadership Scholarship. Emmalyn has demonstrated superior academic achievements at the University of Alberta. Serecon is happy to assist her and other students in pursuing their goals. The Serecon Leadership Scholarship, which has been offered since 2001, is awarded annually to a student…
December 20, 2017
Our specialists in the business of agriculture have been providing expertise in many different areas of the agricultural industry. In the fourth quarter of 2017, Serecon has been advising clients in the following areas: Best Management Practices in Agriculture Municipal Agricultural Strategies Environmental Farm Plan Benchmarking Loss Quantification…
November 8, 2017
With advances in aerial technology and drones, farmers are now able to view their fields and crops in different ways. The above picture is just one example. The photo displays an irrigated quarter section of silage corn that was captured from drone footage. As you can see, there are a number of ripples in the corn stand. These ripples were only present…
October 16, 2017
The Serecon team has for many years been involved in numerous initiatives aimed at maintaining and improving the sustainability of agriculture. Once harvest wraps up, stakeholders across crop production value chains again start congregating to discuss and support efforts at continuous improvement in agricultural sustainability. Serecon will be participating…
August 23, 2017
Over the few years, Serecon has appraised dozens of development lands and holding properties in and around major cities in western Canada including Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Medicine Hat, and Red Deer. Moreover, we have also completed urban fringe valuations in smaller centres such as High River, Okotoks, Airdrie, Chestermere, Cochrane,…
July 6, 2017
Last week, Serecon was invited to attend the AgriWorkforce Roundtable, organized by the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC), to present on findings on a wage rate survey conducted for the Canadian mushroom industry. The objective of the roundtable was to facilitate discussion of the opportunities and challenges experienced by the agricultural…
June 7, 2017
Recent results from Statistics Canada’s 2016 Census of Agriculture have been released and provide an updated portrait of the Canadian agriculture industry. Several key macro-level indicators provide insight into the status of the industry. Click here to find out more.