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 LightSquared from launching its service "indefinitely." You can find the Federal Register notice requesting comments by March 1, 2012 on its proposal to prohibit LightSquared from launching its service here: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 if the government delivers crop insurance and NASCOE has started a lobbying campaign with Congress in an attempt to achieve that goal.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 with. The ASFMRA continues to make every effort to offer member services which will be of benefit to you professionally and personally.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 world hunger, he understands the meaning of making sound investments in the future.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 the burgeoning space. The two-day conference will include panel discussions on responsible investment, illiquid vs. liquid ag investment styles, palm oil production investments and worldwide farmland conditions that will provide a broad base of understanding of the ag sector.ASFMRA Ag News
ASFMRA Ag News – Vol. 7, Issue IV – [February 14, 2012]
- Budget Deficit Key Driver Behind Land Boom – LandOwner
- GMO Crops Get Big Backer in Bill Gates - Southwest Farm Press
- Expansion of wind power generation continues to help fuel rural economies – Kiplinger
- 2012 Membership Directory – Cell Numbers Now Included
- Welcome New & Reinstated Members
- Introduction to Appraisal Review & Appraisal Review Under USPAP
- CA Chapter Spring Ag Outlook Promises High Impact Program
- The Appraisal Foundation Updates
- New High-Oleic Trait Meets Customer Needs While Protecting U.S. Soybean Market
- Office Depot Deals for February
- Update Your Calendar
ASFMRA Ag News – Vol. 7, Issue III – [January 31, 2012]
- Mega Investor Jim Rogers Rates Agriculture No. 1
- Stand Out Even Among the Land Experts
- Updates from Kiplinger Agriculture Letter
- Wine Demand Outstripping Supply
- John Mandeville, AFM, Named FNC Farm Manager of the Year
- Last Chance to take the Annual Membership Survey
- Basic Appraisal Principles and Basic Appraisal Procedures
- Top Contributors & Discussions on AgProLink
- The Appraisal Foundation Updates
- Chapter News
- Bouncing Off the Bottom – The Un-Comfort Zone by Robert Wilson, Jr.
- Update Your Calendar
ASFMRA Ag News – Vol. 7, Issue II – [January 24, 2012]
- Stand Out Even Among the Land Experts
- Technology, Regulation & Information
- 2012 Membership Directory – Cell Numbers Now Included
- Ag Careers
- California’s Water Supply
- Tips & Tricks
- Re-packaged Management Ed Offered in Californai
- Mid-South Member Griffin Joins CrescoAg
- Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria
- Cheese Maker Plans $15M Expansion in ID
- In Memory
- Henri LeMoyne, ARA Interviewed on Farmland Valuation
- 6th Annual Wildland Fire Litigation Conference
- Chapter News
- Update Your Calendar
ASFMRA Ag News – Vol. 7, Issue I – [January 10, 2012]
- As China Goes, So Go Commodities
- If you were King or Queen for the day, what major changes would you make to ASFMRA?
- Check Your Listing for the 2012 Membership Directory
- Welcome New & Reinstated Members
- Basic Appraisal Principles A101
- Appraisal Procedures A102
- California Wine Industry Finds Friend in Western Bluebird
- Nat DiBuduo, AFM, Receives CAWG Leader of the Year Award
- Chapter News & Announcements
- In Memory
- Update Your Calendar
ASFMRA Ag News – Vol. 6, Issue XXVIII – [December 28, 2011]
- Iowa Land Values Explode 32.5% Over Year Ago
- Land Prices: What is Driving This Vehicle Anyway?
- Ray Brownfield, AFM, ARA on : “This Week in Agribusiness”
- California water research gets boost with Laval gift – Western Farm Press
- Tech Tips
- News & Announcements from the Appraisal Foundation
- Soybean Trait Changes Game without Affecting Performance
- Exclusive Offer to Members – Pro Farmer 2011 Annual Land Report
- Update Your Calendar
ASFMRA Ag News – Vol. 6, Issue XXVII – [December 13, 2011]
- Market “Feel” – Plenty of Demand; Plenty of Supply
- Farmland experts predict price upswings to continue
- Great Survey Results on AgroNomics & Annual Meeting in Phoenix
- Improvements to the ASFMRA Website
- J0hn Mandeville, AFM, Named FNC 2011 Farm Manager of the Year
- The Next Best Thing to Being There -36-38_ASFMRA Highlights_AGP1211
- 2012-13 Edition of USPAP Released in eReader Format
- Tech Tips from Technology Discussions in Phoenix
- In Memory – Arnold Kirkpatrick
- The Victory of Vulnerability from the Un-comfort Zone with Robert Wilson, Jr.
- Get on the Fast Track with RLI
- Chapter News & Announcements
- Update Your Calendar