June 28, 2016
Congratulations to Kathleen Murphy who was awarded the Ralph Ashmead Agricultural Economics International Award. Kathleen had superior academic achievements at the University of Alberta. Serecon is happy to help students like Kathleen in pursuing their goals. The Ralph Ashmead Agricultural Economics International Award, which is in memory of the…
June 15, 2016
Our agricultural valuators have researched farmland values in the RM of Cupar which is located roughly 60 km northeast of the City of Regina. Market data indicates that the value of average cropland has increased about 11% over the last year or almost 1% per month. To find out more about farm valuations in this area or throughout rural Saskatchewan…
June 1, 2016
Market analysis in Lacombe County, which is located to the north of the City of Red Deer, indicates that land prices continued to appreciate over the last year. Our rural appraisers have found that the value of high quality, most cultivated farmland has appreciated approximately 10% over the last twelve months. To find out more about the value of farmland…
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…
April 28, 2016
Serecon is at the Alberta Agricultural Economics Association annual conference in Red Deer today. The theme is: Visions 2016 - "Growing Agriculture in Changing Climates: Economic, Environmental, and Social". Mike Vorona and Jim Robinson will be speaking about 'The Family Farm' and challenges related to technology advancements, climate effects, difficulties…
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…