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…
October 16, 2015
Serecon presented at the 2015 Alberta Expropriation Association Fall Conference. Glen Doll gave a presentation about "Surface Rights Issues: What's Growing?". The discussion related to the pipelines, power line, and oil and gas activity as they relate to the Surface Rights Act. Specifically, Glen spoke about environmental concerns, compensation,…
September 17, 2015
AgEagle unmanned aerial vehicles have been out scouting crops and demonstrating its performance since the beginning of the crop season. The AgEagle RAPID and the AgEagle DJI Inspire 1 have been in the sky for area farmers near Worsley, Viking, Breton, Morrin, and Donnelly, Alberta as well as Langham, Saskatchewan. Among other outputs, the UAV's produce…
July 7, 2015
Agriculture continues to change rapidly. In order to respond to that change, Farmers National Company and Serecon have joined together to form FNC Serecon. Since 1929, Farmers National Company has become the largest, fastest growing, and most successful farm management company in the US by managing over 5,000 farms, ranches & specialty operations across…
July 6, 2015
Serecon, as the Secretariat to the Canadian Field Print Initiative, will be presenting a workshop at the Annual General Meeting and Technical Conference of the Canadian Society for Bioengineering in Edmonton. The workshop will be provided to registered participants on July 8, 2015 and will be led by Serecon's Angela Pearson and Markus Weber. It will…
May 27, 2015
Congratulations to Erica Ward as this year's winner of the Serecon Leadership Scholarship. Erica has had superior academic achievement in her B.Sc. Animal Health program at the University of Alberta. She has displayed leadership qualities as an executive of the Pre-Vet and Animal Health Club and as a member of the Poultry Club. Serecon is happy to…
March 10, 2015
Serecon discusses the farmland value trend in Alberta and the outlook for 2015 in an agcanada.com article in Yield Alberta 2015. Data about interest rates, farm revenue, net operating return, and the average appreciation rate in farmland after deducting inflation is presented and discussed. Click on the above link to read the article and find out more…
March 5, 2015
Each year, Serecon donates two scholarships to students who are studying agriculture at the University of Alberta. Qualified candidates can apply to the following academic awards: The Ralph Ashmead Agricultural Economics International Award, which is in memory of the late Ralph W. Ashmead who was a partner with Serecon, has been offered since 2011.…
February 11, 2015
An analysis of farmland transactions throughout Saskatchewan indicates that the land value of average quality cultivated land has increased an average of 7% in 2014. The market data shows that most of the gains occurred in the first half of 2014 while the marketplace showed a slowdown in the second half of 2014. This is largely due to decreases in…