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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
January 3, 2017
The Agriculture Excellence Conference (AgEx) was held in Calgary November 22-24. AgEx is a one-of-a-kind event that concentrates of themes of farm business management. Attendees were a collection of farmers, advisors, organizations, and government from across Canada. Over the 2 days, attendees had the opportunity to listen to keynote speakers, participate…
November 10, 2016
The Canadian Field Print Initiative (CFPI) recently held a Biodiversity Indicator Workshop in Ottawa. This workshop brought together scientists and modellers based in NGOs, governments and sustainability initiatives. An expert opinion process was followed to develop consensus on an optimal approach to developing a CFPI biodiversity indicator for Canadian…
September 15, 2016
Serecon is proud to be a sponsor of the National Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) Summit in Ottawa on November 2. It will be the first-ever summit of its kind to bring together EFP organizations from across the country as well as the entire agri-food value chain. Markus Weber of Serecon's Edmonton office will be there to discuss the results of the provincial…
August 9, 2016
The Canadian Field Print Initiative has published results from its 2014 Fertilizer Use Survey, and will soon post results from the 2015 survey. The results of the 2014 survey are available as a navigable PowerPoint document, and an Executive Summary is provided on their website at fieldprint.ca. These results fill an important information gap, enabling…
May 16, 2016
Serecon will be at the 28th International Agricultural Exhibition-Fair AGRO 2016 from June 8 to 11 in Ukraine which is the largest Agri-Food event in Eastern Europe. AGRO is the leading exhibit for agriculture, agricultural machinery, livestock farming, alternative energy, organic agriculture and food industry. Serecon will be involved with discussions…