April 25, 2016
Serecon is at the Global AgInvesting Conference this week which is known as the world's most well attended agriculture investment conference. The Conference provides a comprehensive overview of agriculture investment opportunities. Serecon will be involved with discussions about ag venture capital, agricultural technologies, permanent crops, timber,…
April 20, 2016
Serecon is at the Alberta Institute of Agrologists 2016 Conference in Banff this week. The Conference theme is: Land and People, addressing agriculture, environment and the impact on land caused by human activity. Connect with Serecon during the Conference or at our booth setup where we can discuss our ag-business services included Farm Asset Management,…
April 18, 2016
At Serecon, we bill ourselves as "specialists in the business of agriculture". While the economics of agriculture have been at the core of most of our work, we have also been actively involved in the measurement of environmental and social aspects of sustainability in many of our projects. While we are always actively working on projects relating…
March 23, 2016
Research and ongoing analysis of farmland value trends throughout Saskatchewan indicates that farmland values experienced steady appreciation in most parts of the province in 2015. The real estate market for agricultural properties indicates that Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, and Southeast Saskatchewan farmland saw gains of 7.5% to 10%. Farmland…
March 9, 2016
The Land Value Trends Newsletter for 2015 is now available. This edition includes: Alberta Farmland Values: What's Been Growing? Municipal indications across Alberta; 2010 to 2015. Price and Yield: Where's the Value? Canola Value Multiples; Alberta and Saskatchewan; Land Price Relative to Canola Yield. Select Sales Summary: Northern Alberta, Central…
March 3, 2016
David Weber is speaking today at the Lacombe County Land Rental and Leasing Seminar where he willing be talking to local farmers and landowners about farmland value trends in that municipality as well as across Alberta. David will be talking about long-term trends, short-term trends, regional trends from 2010 to 2015, land prices and yield comparisons,…
February 4, 2016
Congratulations to Kennedy Schultz and Jiaoping Wang who were awarded the Serecon Leadership Scholarship and the Ralph Ashmead Agricultural Economics International Award, respectively. Kennedy and Jiaoping have had superior academic achievements at the University of Alberta. Serecon is happy to help these students in pursuing their goals. The Serecon…
January 27, 2016
Brad Slomp will be discussing Alberta Farmland Values before the Canadian Association of Farm Advisors (CAFA) on March 11 at the Farm Credit Canada office in Calgary. He will discuss long-term and recent trends in farmland values throughout the province as well as ownership trends, drivers of land value, and projections. Email Brad to find out more…
December 10, 2015
Serecon is looking to fill a position that will involve various projects related to appraisal and general agriculture consulting assignments. Candidates should have an agricultural background and a sound understanding of the Canadian agricultural industry and communities. The position will involve numerous tasks including, but not limited to: Market…
November 30, 2015
Markus Weber discussed the Canadian Field Print Initiative with The Western Producer. He discussed the indicators utilized to measure environmental gains stemming from improved agricultural practices as well as the opportunities that the program should provide to farmers. The image included illustrates an example of an indicator for Canola Efficiency…