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AgroNomics & and the 82nd ASFMRA ANNUAL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM ASFMRA

FCC bars LightSquared from Turning on Its Network

By Stephen Frerichs - Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revoked a waiver that would have allowed LightSquared to turn on its network and issued a public proposal that would bar... More

Farm Service Agency Employees Want to Sell Crop Insurance Again

By Stephen Frerichs - The National Association of FSA County Office Employees (NASCOE) wants back into the crop insurance business. NASCOE has commissioned a report that purports savings will occur... More

Welcome New and Reinstated Members

Thank you for being a part of the ASFMRA! Help the ASFMRA welcome our new and reinstated members. The ASFMRA appreciates every member for choosing the Society as the association you desire to affiliate... More

GMO crops get big backer in Bill Gates

By Logan Hawkes, Southwest Farm Press
Self-made billionaire, software magnate and philanthropist Bill Gates may not know everything about agriculture, but when it comes to addressing the problem of... More

Global AgInvesting 2012

Global AgInvesting (SM) 2012 New York promises investors the opportunity to evaluate the global agriculture investing landscape and meet the managers with investable product that are helping to shape... More

Attractive but unbalanced dairy growth creating challenges

Rabobank - Solid market growth, supply constraints and a structural shift in the costs of producing milk may sustain high milk and dairy commodity prices over the medium term. But this won't translate... More

MANAGEMENT/CONSULTING NEWS

Wisconsin Economic Development Corp ag announcements

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation says Caseus Energy in Stratford is certified for the Qualified New Business Venture tax credits. The certification means investors in the company are eligible for a 25 percent tax credit on the amount they invest. Caseus Energy has developed a process to convert the sugar from whey into ethanol with [...]

Pork, beef supplies up on year

USDA’s monthly cold storage report showed larger than expected supplies of pork and beef along with a big cut in poultry. Beef stocks were pegged at 482.070 million pounds, 4% above last month and 5% larger than last year including a 7% year to year increase in boneless beef with Dow Jones Newswires citing a [...]

Wisconsin legislature passes wetlands bill

On a voice vote, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed the bill relaxing restrictions on building on wetlands Tuesday night. The bill requires developers to sign mitigation agreements to build specialized projects on wetlands, the developers must either replace the wetlands which are lost, buy credits from those who have created wetlands or pay the DNR’s [...]

CDC finds raw milk disproportionally responsible for illnesses

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds raw milk is proportionally responsible for 150-times more disease outbreaks than pasteurized milk. In states where raw milk sales are legal, the outbreaks occur twice as much as in states where it is not legal. The data was collected from 1993 through [...]

Introducation to Beekeeping

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

$40 pre-registration; $50 at the door.

Call: 559/480-2822 for more information; email: johnthebeeman@ymail.com

A day-long seminar on beekeeping from start to finish. It will include a live hive demonstrationj in the afternoon.

Location

Fresno County Farm Bureau
1274 W. Hedges
Fresno, CA 93728
United States
36° 45' 31.8132" N , 119° 49' 34.7268" W

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APPRAISAL NEWS

UPDATE 2/15/12: Video - QuickenLoans "Appraisal Advice" - Good? or Bad? Let us know your thoughts!

UPDATE! A NEW video (with comments from Quicken) has been posted to the bottom of the original post dated 2/12/2012). The following is from the QuickenLoans Zing! blog: "Appraisals seem to be a hot topic as of late, and given...

NAIHP Exposes AMC Tax Evasion

NAIHP Exposes AMC Tax Evasion / RESPA Violations From: National Association of Independent Housing Professionals Excerpt: Washington, D.C. - February 13, 2012. NAIHP recently discovered many Appraisal Management Companies (AMC's), are operating without authority in most states and have failed...

From the Forums: A Tale of Two Synergy's

A recent thread from the WinTOTAL User's Group forum started out with this question: Has anyone had any experience with Synergy Real Estate Solutions? I received an email requesting that I complete their application to be put on their list,...

How To Value New or Existing Photovoltaic (Solar) Systems for Residential and Commercial Properties

This spreadsheet tool developed by Sandia National Laboratories and Solar Power Electric™ is intended to help determine the value of a new or existing photovoltaic (PV) system installed on residential and commercial properties. It is designed to be used by...

Nice Guys Finish LAST! Clients file complaints after getting appraisers to "Second Guess" their own appraisals.

T.J. McCarthy, of T.J. McCarthy & Associates, Tinley Park, IL has the following assessment of the AMC and Lender practice of making post-closing calls to appraisers to question how some of the adjustments were made and get appraisers to second-guess...

SHARED DOCUMENTS

ASFMRA Executive Council - 2011-2012

Posted in: Membership

ASFMRA Executive Council - 2011-2012

Board of Directors Meeting Agenda - Phoenix October...

Posted in: Membership

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

New Member Orientation PowerPoint 9/29/11

Posted in: Membership

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

WEATHER

MARKETS

Mid-Session Wheat Market Report

May wheat opened 3/4 of a cent lower on the session at 636 and established an early range of 634 to 639. A stronger US dollar and weakness in equity markets helped to pressure the market early but a lack of new fund trader selling helped spark a short-covering bounce to...

Mid-Session Soy Complex Market Report

May soybeans opened 5 cents lower on the session at 1272 and established an early range of 1267 3/4 to 1276. The market pushed lower on the session early in the day with talk that the rally yesterday was a bit overdone helping to pressure....

Mid-Session Corn Market Report for 2/22/2012

May corn opened 1 cent lower on the session at 632 1/2 and experienced an early range of 632 1/2 to 638. The market saw some weakness early in the session due to a negative tilt to outside market forces but the market held support above yesterday's lows and traded...

Mid-Session Hog Market Report

April hogs traded slightly higher on the session early in the day and surge to sharply higher on the day into the mid-session. The rally pushed the market to the highest level since December 8th....

Mid-Session Cattle Market Report

Cattle traded lower early in the session with a bearish tilt to outside market forces helping to pressure the market early. A rally in the beef market and talk of a smaller showlist helped to support the rally into the mid-session with April and June cattle pushing up...

SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS

Howdy!

Texas Chapter

Howdy Texas Chapter! Carmen here. I have been updating my profile here on AgProLink and working on the Texas Chapter forum. I would like to start using this site to keep chapter members informed.... more

Internship Opportunities

Kentucky Chapter

At the winter meetings I asked if anyone would be interested in hiring an intern or is looking to hire someone in a more permanent role. I have several students at Morehead State that would be... more

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

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

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

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

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

TOP CONTRIBUTORS

  1. Carmen Bierschwale

    Bierschwale Land Company, LLC
    Junction, TX
    United States

    688 Points

  2. Gregory Snyder

    Snyder Appraisal Associates, LLC
    Mountville, PA

    242 Points

  3. Justin Die

    Farmers National Company
    Fort Worth, TX

    69 Points

  4. Fredrick Hudson

    Farm Credit East, ACA
    Homer, NY

    50 Points

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