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AgroNomics & and the 82nd ASFMRA ANNUAL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM ASFMRA

Re-packaged Management Ed Offered in California

By: Suzanne Gruba, Jan 24, 2012 3:37 PM

On January 11th the California Chapter of ASFMRA and ASFMRA National partnered to offer selected modules from our Ag Land Management program to management personnel from farm and ranching operations... More

Grass roots leadership must come from agriculture

By: Suzanne Gruba, Jan 20, 2012 10:22 AM

By George Baird, AFM - Ag Professional Magazine - Despite what our so-called “leaders” try to persuade us they are doing to address leadership, it seemingly does nothing more than add to the unrest.... More

Feds Doom LightSquared’s LTE 4G network

By: Suzanne Gruba, Jan 17, 2012 1:12 PM

By Coleen Scherer - Ag Professional - Nine federal agencies decided that none of LightSquared’s proposals for its LTE 4G broadband network would overcome significant interference with GPS (Global Positioning... More

USDA Announces Streamlining Initiative

By: Suzanne Gruba, Jan 17, 2012 1:10 PM

By Stephen Frerichs - Last week Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack announced a sweeping initiative to close 259 domestic offices, facilities and labs across the country, as well as seven foreign offices.... More

Check Your Listing for the 2012 Membership Directory

By: Suzanne Gruba, Jan 10, 2012 1:16 PM

The ASFMRA 2012 Membership Directory information will soon be pulled, printed, and published. Make sure your listing is correct.

Simply go the ASFMRA Web site (www.asfmra.org), log in (your Username... More

As China Goes, So Go Commodities

By: Suzanne Gruba, Jan 10, 2012 1:11 PM

By Todd Young, Sword Commodities - You want to know where the global commodities markets are heading in the coming years? Then it’s probably best that you remember a single word: China.

As the biggest... More

MANAGEMENT/CONSULTING NEWS

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APPRAISAL NEWS

Land Valuation: Extraction Has No Traction

ARTICLE SOURCE: Vol. 4, Issue 1, January 2012 of the Illinois Appraiser newsletter from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. “Land values were based upon the extraction method.” Look familiar? If I had a nickel for every phoned‐in...

Geek's Corner: Magic Plan App Can Create Floor Plans By Photographing Corners of a Room

I learned of of the MagicPlan App from the Photography For Real Estate (PFRE) blog. According to PFRE: "The app is free for download. The final floor plan is free for non-commercial use (includes a watermark) and $1.10 USD for...

"Factoring" Accounts Receivable, or . . . .Where's My Money?!

GUEST AUTHOR: Ramir Rodriguez is a business development officer for Treasure Valley Factors. He helps real estate appraisers understand what factoring is and how it can help grow their business. He has a B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis...

Taking Stock of the 2055 "Exterior Only" Appraisal Form

Guest Author: Ken Shure, Certified Residential Appraiser in the Los Angeles, California area. Contact: kbshure@Yahoo.com The 2055 form issued by Fannie Mae is a common vehicle for the reporting of an appraisal. The form includes a pre-printed scope of work...

FreddieMac Single-Family Updates to Appraisal Related Forms and Reconciling Multiple Opinions of Value

Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide (Guide) Bulletin 2011-25 announces updates to our requirements for appraisal-related forms and reconciling multiple opinions of market value. Review Freddie's Guide Bulletin to get complete details on the Guide changes outlined below. Effective April 1, 2012, the...

SHARED DOCUMENTS

ASFMRA Executive Council - 2011-2012

By: Hope Evans Oct 11, 2011 2:34 PM
Posted in: Membership

ASFMRA Executive Council - 2011-2012

Board of Directors Meeting Agenda - Phoenix October...

By: Hope Evans Oct 05, 2011 9:22 AM
Posted in: Membership

Board of Directors Meeting Agenda for Phoenix, Arizona on October 25, 2011.

New Member Orientation PowerPoint 9/29/11

By: Hope Evans Sep 29, 2011 11:43 AM
Posted in: Membership

This is the New Member Orientation PowerPoint used for the Meeting/Call on September 29, 2011. This...

WEATHER

UPCOMING EVENTS

  1. Summer Education Week

    Jul 16

  2. AgroNomics, Vision 2013 & the 83rd Annual Meeting of ASFMRA

    Oct 29 - Nov 2
    Indianapolis, IN

MARKETS

Recap Hog Market Report

April hogs closed 57 higher on the session which left the market up 32 points for the week. The market traded lower early and managed a bounce to slightly higher on the day into the mid-session....

Recap Cattle Market Report

April cattle closed 40 points higher on the session and managed to close 72 higher for the week. The market saw choppy to higher trade early today and was trading near unchanged on the day into the mid-session....

After the Bell

Soybean futures ended 1 1/2 to 3 3/4 cents lower in old-crop contracts, while new-crop contracts were fractionally higher. For the week, soybean futures extended the recent rally with moderate gains. Argentina is forecast to get rains next week....

Soybean Complex Market Recap

March Soybeans finished down 3 3/4 at 1219, 6 3/4 off the high and 4 up from the low. May Soybeans closed down 3 1/2 at 1228 1/2. This was 3 3/4 up from the low and 6 1/2 off the high. March Soymeal closed down 1.4 at 322.2. This was 1.7 up from the low and 2....

Wheat Market Recap Report

March Wheat finished down 6 1/4 at 647 1/4, 9 1/4 off the high and 2 1/4 up from the low. July Wheat closed down 5 1/4 at 674 3/4. This was 1 1/2 up from the low and 6 1/4 off the high....

SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS

GOOGLE - What does Ma Google Know About You?

By: David Hamel
Technology & Unique Tools utilized by Professional Appraisers

First item of the day is reading the Business Insider story , " Stop What You're Doing, And Go See What Google Thinks It Knows About You ." There is one hot-link in the story that did not work.... more

Photo Transfer App

By: David Hamel

Certainly, there are built-in programs for transferring photos to and from a mobile phone. Sometimes using the "cloud" has issues. For me, there are just times when I want the personal control to... more

IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS

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ASFMRA on Twitter

ASFMRA: Effective Jan 1, 2015, applicants for the Certified Residential and Certified General must have a Bachelor’s http://t.co/tYkX5FdP
1/24/2012 3:59:30 PM

ASFMRA: Effective Jan 1, 2015, applicants for the Certified Residential and Certified General must have a Bachelor’s http://t.co/tYkX5FdP

ASFMRA: Farm Bureau Adopts New Farm Policy http://t.co/RjDRMZd3
1/18/2012 1:26:04 PM

ASFMRA: Farm Bureau Adopts New Farm Policy http://t.co/RjDRMZd3

ASFMRA: Learn the basics of appraisal and begin a rewarding career path as an appraiser, Feb 22-25, Denver. http://t.co/gCeFAau1
1/10/2012 4:31:56 PM

ASFMRA: Learn the basics of appraisal and begin a rewarding career path as an appraiser, Feb 22-25, Denver. http://t.co/gCeFAau1

ASFMRA: RT @SoyCapitalAg: Feels like spring in western McLean Co. Central IL Nitrogen Anhydrous Ammonia going on http://t.co/1X2XrW14
1/6/2012 1:48:21 PM

ASFMRA: RT @SoyCapitalAg: Feels like spring in western McLean Co. Central IL Nitrogen Anhydrous Ammonia going on http://t.co/1X2XrW14

TOP CONTRIBUTORS

  1. David Hamel

    Santa Maria, CA
    United States

    187 Points

  2. Terry Kestner

    Rabo AgriFinance, Inc.
    Cedar Falls, IA

    85 Points

  3. Maurice Baker

    Lincoln, NE
    United States

    54 Points

  4. James Dunlap

    Dunlap Appr & Agri Mgmt, Inc.
    Sioux Falls, SD
    United States

    49 Points

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