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AgroNomics & and the 82nd ASFMRA ANNUAL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM ASFMRA

2012 Professional Farm Manager of the Year Award

By: Suzanne Gruba, May 17, 2012 6:25 PM

By Brent Rockers - We need your help in nominating your peers for the 2012 Professional Farm Manager of the Year Award, co-sponsored by Syngenta, AgProfessional magazine and ASFMRA. The Professional... More

Time to Sort Through your Mental Rolodex

By: Suzanne Gruba, May 15, 2012 1:06 PM

Take advantage of the opportunity to nominate a fellow member and/or co-worker for the 2012 ASFMRA Membership Awards. All ASFMRA members are invited to submit names of individuals who are standouts... More

Graying of US farmers not so bleak after all

By: Suzanne Gruba, May 15, 2012 1:01 PM

Richard Cornett, Director of Communciations, Western Plant Health Assocation - We have to ask ourselves the question: As our older food providers begin retiring, who’s going to fill the vacuum in feeding... More

Produce farmers want seat at farm bill table

By: Suzanne Gruba, May 10, 2012 4:03 PM

Western Growers - Farmers who produce the nation’s healthy fresh produce want a seat at the table for the major federal food and farm legislation — the farm bill. That’s the message Western Growers... More

ASFMRA Joins Letter Urging Senate Farm Bill Consideration

By: Suzanne Gruba, May 8, 2012 12:01 PM

By Stephen Frerichs - The American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers joined over 100 national organizations calling on the Senate to consider the Senate Agriculture Committee passed farm... More

House Bill would Prohibit Expansion of Clean Water Guidance

By: Suzanne Gruba, May 8, 2012 11:59 AM

By Stephen Frerichs - The House Energy and Water appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2013 would prohibit funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop or implement new guidance to expand the... More

MANAGEMENT/CONSULTING NEWS

Lipan pecan variety offers good yield, disease resistance

Lipan is USDA-ARS' 29th variety release
The new pecan variety Lipan — released as a trial variety last July — is a large, high-quality nut which generates excellent yields and improved disease resistance.

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What will Western snowpack level and hot weather bring?

Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist explains what the current Western water supply, coupled with warm temperatures could bring.

Audio File: 
audio/mpeg iconmeager snowpack level.MP3

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E15 report fundamentally flawed

RFA
After 6 million miles and years of testing, the Department of Energy found no problems with the use of E15 in vehicles made since model year 2001.

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Stronger risk management sought in 2012 farm law

National Cotton Council
Even with budget constraints and trade concerns, it is critically important that new farm law provide certainty to those involved in production agriculture because “they make long-term investment decisions based in part on federal farm policy."

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Farmland prices still red-hot

Net farm assets in the United States are expected to rise to more than $2.2 trillion in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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APPRAISAL NEWS

UAD Reporting Consistency - Clarification by FNMA and Steetlinks

The following StreetLinks document is re-posted from the WinTOTAL Users Group On April 10th, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced the publication of a new UAD Update document and an Updated UAD Specification Appendix D, which details the Field-Specific Standardization...

GSE's Update Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD)

Since the implementation of the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) in September 2011, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) have been monitoring the use of the UAD and working with lenders and appraisers to support the successful adoption of the...

8 Biggest Appraiser Liability Cases - Appraiser Law Blog

8 Biggest Appraiser Liability Cases (Updated) By Peter Christensen (Appraiser Law Blog) I have described below the 8 biggest appraiser liability cases with which I am familiar that are currently pending in the U.S. These are cases that specifically name...

Do Energy Upgrades Add Value to Existing Homes?

GUEST AUTHOR: Debra Little was selected to direct this study because of her combined expertise in home performance and residential appraising. She led a team of senior appraisers who were on site in Los Angeles. See Debra at the ACI...

Bradford Technologies Brings Regression Analysis To Residential Appraisals

First appraisal technology to provide statistical analysis for GSE-approved appraisals SAN JOSE, CA – MARCH 10, 2012 — Bradford Technologies, an innovator of valuation tools and solutions for residential appraisers and parent of the AppraisalWorld online community for appraisers, has...

SHARED DOCUMENTS

New Member Orientation PowerPoint 04/27/12

By: Hope Evans Apr 27, 2012 9:24 AM
Posted in: Membership

This is the New Member Orientation PowerPoint used for the Meeting/Call on April 27, 2012. This PowerPoint...

New Member Orientation PowerPoint 04/20/12

By: Hope Evans Apr 20, 2012 9:27 AM
Posted in: Membership

This is the New Member Orientation PowerPoint used for the Meeting/Call on April 20, 2012. This PowerPoint...

District Update Meeting and Conference Call - April...

By: Hope Evans Apr 02, 2012 11:33 AM
Posted in: Membership

PowerPoint used for the District Update Meetings and Conference Calls held on April 3, 2012. District...

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

Market Recap: Cattle Futures

    Live cattle futures settled just off their highs with gains of 45 cents to $1.10. Feeder cattle futures also strengthened into the close to finish 77 1/2 cents to $1.60 higher....

Market Recap: Hog Futures

  Lean hog futures staged a mixed finish with nearby contracts steady to 60 cents lower, while deferred months were 5 to 70 cents higher. Nevertheless, lean hogs posted strong gains for the week....

Market Recap: Wheat Futures

  Wheat futures surged today, finishing 26 to 37 cents higher in Chicago, 29 to 33 cents higher in Kansas City and mostly 19 to 24 cents higher in Minneapolis....

Market Recap: Soybean Futures

  Soybean futures got off to a firmer start, but late, heavy selling sent the market plummeting 16 to 33 cents on the close. Today’s losses brought the market to a steady to lower close for the week....

Market Recap: Corn Futures

Corn futures ended firmer today to post sharp gains for the week. July corn ended 54 1/2 cents higher than last week's close, with December corn up 31 3/4 cents. Key for corn futures to build on this week's gains is how outside markets and the cash market performs....

SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS

Cowboy Up

By: Suzanne Gruba

Michael Johnson tells an inspiring, poingant story about when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Good advice for anyone. Check it out on Michael Johnson's website: http://www.michaeljohnsonbooks.com/articles/2003/nov42.html more

Howdy!

By: Carmen Bierschwale
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

IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS

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ASFMRA on Twitter

ASFMRA: Student Career Day, Young Professionals Group, Academics Meeting - July 15-20 - Des Moines http://t.co/TYVGNM4F
5/15/2012 12:53:06 PM

ASFMRA: Student Career Day, Young Professionals Group, Academics Meeting - July 15-20 - Des Moines http://t.co/TYVGNM4F

ASFMRA: RT @SoyCapitalAg: Apr 26th-watched a heart surgeon's wife and a dairy farmer battle it out at an Auction of 60 acres on the SW side of C ...
5/2/2012 3:27:31 PM

ASFMRA: RT @SoyCapitalAg: Apr 26th-watched a heart surgeon's wife and a dairy farmer battle it out at an Auction of 60 acres on the SW side of C ...

ASFMRA: RT @agripulse: Panel on ABCs This Week debates need to reform #tax system, #George Will explains why it isn't going to happen
5/2/2012 3:22:43 PM

ASFMRA: RT @agripulse: Panel on ABCs This Week debates need to reform #tax system, #George Will explains why it isn't going to happen

ASFMRA: Registration now open for Summer Ed Week - Core management, appraisal, CE, Vineyard & Winery Valuation and more! http://t.co/TYVGNM4F
4/26/2012 11:52:56 AM

ASFMRA: Registration now open for Summer Ed Week - Core management, appraisal, CE, Vineyard & Winery Valuation and more! http://t.co/TYVGNM4F

TOP CONTRIBUTORS

  1. Hope Evans

    ASFMRA
    Denver, CO

    155 Points

  2. Meg Butcher

    ASFMRA
    Denver, CO
    United States

    123 Points

  3. Carmen Bierschwale

    Bierschwale Land Company, LLC
    Junction, TX
    United States

    93 Points

  4. Kenneth Rountree

    Lenox, GA
    United States

    69 Points

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