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,…
March 1, 2017
Agricultural valuation consulting work in the RM of Yellowhead, Manitoba has concluded that primarily cultivated and good quality farmland in that area appreciated in value approximately 5% in 2016. The RM of Yellowhead is located about 70 km northwest of Brandon, Manitoba and includes the communities of Shoal Lake and Strathclair. Contact Serecon…
February 15, 2017
Our team of accredited appraisers have researched farmland values in County of Wetaskiwin which is located approximately 50 km south of Edmonton. Agricultural land sales that occurred over the last year have indicated that crop land values have increased approximately 6% over the last year. To find out more about farm valuations in this area or throughout…
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 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 17, 2017
Our specialists in the business of agriculture have investigated the value trend of farmland located in BC's Peace River Region which is located around Fort. St. John. Our research of agricultural transactions in that area indicates that average parcels for hay production have appreciated in value approximately 8% over the last year. Email Bruce…
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…
December 13, 2016
Our agricultural valuations, research, and advisory services have studied market evidence that average quality irrigated farmland in the County of Newell has appreciated approximately 4% over the last year. Real estate data indicates that there has been moderate demand from local farmers as well as a growing interest from non-local buyers. Some areas…
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…