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Total range of ownership interests in real property. Examples of rights include: useage or occupancy, right to sell, allowance of others to use or occupy (rent or lease), etc. An owner that possesses all the interests in the bundle of rights has the most complete form of ownership, often termed "fee simple".

An organized development of perennial trees, vines, or shrubs that produce fruits or nuts. Often termed "orchard", "vineyard", or "grove", plants are typically placed in consistently spaced rows with plant densities ranging from as few as forty to fifty per acre for large trees to several thousand plants per acre for small vines or bushes. Examples of permanent planting crops commercially grown in the United States are:

Accredited, Professional, and Associate members who no longer provide farm and ranch management, agricultural consulting, rural appraisal and/or appraisal review services may apply to the Executive Council for Inactive member status. Members on Inactive Status will continue to receive the Society's newsletter, ASFMRA Journal and ASFMRA Directory, but will be listed in the Directory as "inactive members" and will not be eligible for referrals for business and are not eligible to vote. Applications shall be submitted annually to the Executive Council which shall evaluate the appropriateness of the request. The Executive Council may grant or deny the request with or without cause or reasons. Members approved for inactive status are required to:

Honorary - Those members nominated by their Chapters whose service to their Chapter and the Society, as determined by and at the sole discretion of Council, merits special membership classification consideration.

Retired and Retired Lifetime - Those Accredited, Professional, Associate and Academic members who have held such membership for least ten (10) years and who no longer provide farm and ranch management, agricultural consulting, rural appraisal and/or appraisal review services on property belonging to others for a fee or a salary may apply for either of these membership classifications.