January 28, 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…
December 29, 2014
Serecon and Bob Burden are featured in a Western Producer article which discusses the Canadian Field Print Calculator that was presented at the Alberta Barley Commission's annual meeting. The article notes that more food corporations are adopting sustainability programs as a consumer requirement to do business. In doing so, the food companies…
December 18, 2014
Serecon and Don Hoover are featured in a Western Producer article which discusses Don's presentation at the Informa Economics conference in Calgary earlier this month where he spoke about North American Land Value Trends (see earlier news post). The article also gives attention to our land value forecaster (see earlier news post) which Dave Weber…
December 17, 2014
Dave Weber is in Vegreville today at a Cargill AgHorizons workshop talking about farmland value and management trends. As part of his presentation, Dave is discussing our land value forecaster that predicts farmland values. The model analyzes different variables that influence agriculture within combinations of multiple regression. The key drivers…
December 4, 2014
Don Hoover is at the Informa Economics conference today in Calgary presenting with Terry Longtin of Farmers National Company about North American Land Value Trends. The image is taken from the portion of the presentation that discusses the drivers of farmland values. To find out more about the presentation, email Don or call him at 780-448-7440.
December 2, 2014
Serecon has been collecting farm practice data from producers across Western Canada. This helps us beta-test and get feedback on the Canadian Field Print Calculator. It also gives us a great start on developing regional benchmarks for the sustainability indicators. So far, there are about 540 field-years in the database. Completing the data takes…
November 24, 2014
Bob Burden, Angela Pearson, and Markus Weber are in Ottawa this week attending and presenting at the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Crops which is hosted by the Canada Grains Council and Grain Growers of Canada. Serecon is acting as a secretariat to the Canadian Field Print Initiative which is measuring the sustainability of field crop production…
September 24, 2014
Don Hoover will be speaking at the AgroNomics - Vision for 2015 - A US Agriculture Investment Conference in Arizona at the end of October. AgroNomics is the largest gathering of rural property land experts in the US. The conference is hosted by the American Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA). Don will be discussing the Obstruction…
September 18, 2014
Our management consultants completed an evaluation of the economic impact of agriculture in Lethbridge County. The economic impact study researched and analyzed the value of the County's agricultural activities and intensive livestock operations to the Alberta economy. Highlights of the report as presented to Lethbridge County council were featured…
September 16, 2014
Serecon is hosting technical workshops on sustainability modelling in Ontario this week. Our management consultants are talking about sustainability metrics for soil erosion, soil carbon, energy use, climate impact, and water quality. Email Markus or Angela or reach them at 780-448-7440 to find out more about Sustainability Modelling. Alternatively,…