A common them at the recent 83rd Annual Meeting and Trade Show of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers and AgroNomics Conference & Trade Show was how important ASFMRA accreditation and education is. “The [Accredited Farm Manager, AFM accreditation] opens doors, provides credibility to the manager, is an industry-wide identity for that member, and it helps sell …
Investors Look to Farmland as Tangible, Stable Asset
With the ups and downs of the stock market in the past few years and the boom in the rural economy, institutional investors are looking at farmland as a tangible, stable asset to have in their portfolio. At the recent 83rd Annual Meeting and Trade Show of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers and AgroNomics Conference & …
USB Ensures Safe, Sustainable & Secure Food Supply
The 2012 Trade Talk during the National Association of Farm Broadcasting’s annual convention served as another successful opportunity for agriculture organizations to share what they are doing to serve their customers and the consumer. An example of this was when I sat down with Bob Haselwood, Treasurer for the United Soybean Board and Kansas crop farmer, at the recent event. …
Farm Foundation Blog Addresses 2050 Challenges
How do you feed the expected world population of 9 billion people by the year 2050? Our friends at Farm Foundation are taking on that challenging question, hopefully with some good answers through their new blog, AgChallenge2050.org. “It’s an opportunity for more people to be involved in the conversation,” said Mary Thompson, Farm Foundation’s Vice President, Communications, adding there are …
Zimfo Bytes
DuPont and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory announced the renewal for another five years of a research collaboration that began in 2007. Click here for the 2013 American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers Education Calendar. Pura Vida Farms, nationwide pineapple importer and grower and shipper of melon products, announces the launch of their newly designed website. Cliff Copeland, Nara …
New NAFB Officer Team
This good looking trio will be the new officer team for the National Association of Farm Broadcasting in 2013. From left to right they are: President-elect Janet Adkison of KMZU Radio in Carrollton, Missouri; President Mark Oppold of RFD-TV; and newly-elected Vice President Susan Littlefield of KZEN Radio in Columbus, Nebraska. I talked with Susan last week after she won …
Honoring NAFB President Tom Steever
The NAFB president’s banquet Friday night honored Tom Steever of Brownfield Ag News who received toasts and more than a few little roasts for his distinguished career as a farm broadcaster and officer for the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. A hoarse Orion Samuelson emceed the dinner, which provided lots of laughs in itself, such as a quip that he …
Bidner is Syngenta’s Pro Farm Manager of the Year
A veteran farm manager from Illinois has been named Syngenta’s in North America Professional Farm Manager of the Year for 2012. Brent Bidner, accredited farm manager and vice president of Hertz Farm Management, Inc., has been providing professional farm management services for Hertz for 24 years. The Monticello, Ill. resident manages more than 18,000 acres across Illinois, Iowa, Indiana and …
AgProLink A Social Network for ASFMRA Members
Communication is important for any organization, and at the recent 83rd Annual Meeting and Trade Show of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers and AgroNomics Conference & Trade Show, Chuck caught up with George Baird, an accredited farm manager (AFM) who has a company called Baird & Brunson Land Management Group based in the Mid-South. He explained …
Capital Into Ag Sector Good for ASFMRA Members
Rising prices in the ag sector are prompting a lot of companies to look at investing in those areas. But since these companies might not know that sector, they’re going to need good farm managers and appraisers to make sure their investment is well spent. At the recent 83rd Annual Meeting and Trade Show of the American Society of Farm …