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Events
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Summer Education Week
July 14-18, 2014
Des Moines, IA
Leadership Institute
September 8-12, 2014
Washington, DC
AgroNomics - 85th Annual Meeting
Oct 27 - Nov 1, 2014
Tucson, AZ
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Power Points for Chapter Use
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Power Points covering ASFMRA education and membership are available for your chapter use. You may download them from AgProLink via this link.
Membership, Education and Accreditation Brochures ares also available. Please contact Michele at mstockman@asfmra.org or 303-692-1218.
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Mark Your Calendars Now District Update Meetings/Calls
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Thursday, March 13, 2014
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Get complete info including districts & times.
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Staff Contacts for Chapters
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Chapter News: Suzanne Gruba, sgruba@asfmra.org, 303-758-3513, Ext 101
Chapter Meetings, Chapter business: Hope Evans, hevans@asfmra.org, 303-692-1216
ASFMRA Education for Chapters, Course Approvals, Certificates & Transcripts: Deanna Ilk, dilk@asfmra.org, 303-692-1222
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Contact Us
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| American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers
950 South Cherry Street, Suite 508 Denver, CO 80246-2664
TEL: (303) 758-3513
FAX: (303) 758-0190
www.asfmra.org
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 Welcome to the ASFMRA Chapter News. We hope you will find it a useful tool for staying up to date with news, courses, seminars and critical information for ASFMRA Chapter officers.
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How Do We Grow Membership?
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From Steve Drake's Blog - While many of our chapters are growing, others still are looking for ways to increase numbers and revitalize their chapters. Steve Drake, a well-known former non-profit management leader, wrote about an interesting perspective on membership growth recently in his blog. Steve writes.... "The other Sunday, as part of our search for a church here in Fort Myers, we visited a different church for the first time. During the sermon, the relatively new minister shared thoughts on his observations of his first seven months. What caught my attention was his listing of sources for new members at mainline churches." He went on to note that the minister said that of his new members ... Read more.
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| North Dakota Chapter Releases Annual Agricultural Land Price & Cash Rent Survey |
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January 27, 2014 - Fargo, ND - The North Dakota Chapter of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA) has released their 17th Annual Agricultural Land Price and Cash Rent Survey.
Thirty-four land professionals across the great State of North Dakota contributed data to this year's report, making it the most comprehensive report of its kind. This year's report features some formatting changes and enhancements. Read more about this survey or DOWNLOAD a copy of the results.
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| Marketing and Communications Director |
 Just this week Jaleen Edwards joined ASFMRA staff as our Director of Marketing and Communications. Jaleen comes to us with a wealth of experience in for-profit and non-profit marketing and communications including several years with the Financial Planners Association. Join us in welcoming Jaleen. She can be reached at jedwards@asfmra.org or 303-692-1227. |
| 12 Members Do Not Meet Ethics Requirements |
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As an important part of keeping our promise that our members are the most trusted in the business, we require that they take the ASFMRA Ethics course every six years. We ended 2013 with only 12 members out of the entire country hitting the suspension list for failure to take Ethics. These members were due to take Ethics by December 31, 2013.They were notified several times last year and were told to let us know if we were wrong. Read more.
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| Chapter News for the new AgProLink |
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As many of you know we are nearing the end of our implementation process for our new database. With the new database comes a new AgProLink. One part of the building that we are doing for the new AgProLink is giving each chapter their own group. We want to list information on each chapter on the site and need each chapter to help us. We are looking for a brief (5-6 sentences) description about the chapter. Also if you have a picture or logo we will add that as well. We will have a place to list officers, website, and contact info so do not include that in your paragraph. Please forward your description to Meg Butcher, mbutcher@asfmra.org. Also email or call, 303-692-1213 if you have questions. Since we will be entering this information please send your description to Meg no later than Feb 15 at mbutcher@asfmra.org.
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| 50 End the Year Short On CE |
| This month we sent suspension letters to the 50 members of the 336 in the 2011-2013 cycle who had either not kept up with CE or had not entered the continuing education they have taken. All Accredited and Professional members are required to have 60 hours of Continuing Education every three years. They, too, have until March 31 to update their records before they are no longer a member. Chapters were emailed the lists of those that would be suspended and they were encouraged to contact these people. To date 18 of the 50 have completed their CE requirements. Deanna is ready to help any member who has a question with their CE or with updating their records. Contact Deanna at dilk@asfmra.org or (303) 692-1222. |
| YPN Leaders Planning to Make Presentations in Colleges & Universities across the Country |
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 By Dru Palmer, YPN Leader - The YPN Leadership Team is in full force with plans to present at numerous Land-Grant and Ag focused schools across the county, however we need your help to reach more students and share knowledge of the Agriculture Industry.
Last year members of the YPN Leadership team made presentations to approximately 285 students both in the classroom as well as in agricultural clubs/groups. The response from the students was exceptional. They were intrigued with the knowledge and potential career opportunities available in the agricultural appraisal, management and consulting fields. Read more and find out how to contact these leaders.
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| ARA / RPRA 2014 Application Deadline: March 1, 2014 |
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For anyone planning to go for their ASFMRA Appraisal designation this year (ARA and RPRA only), time is winding down to get your application in to us! Please submit your application with your appraisal demo by the March 1, 2014. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Debe Alvarez at dalvarez@asfmra.org or at (303) 692-1225.
For a complete list of requirements for obtaining the ARA or RPRA designation, please click here for the ARA checklist, or here for the RPRA checklist.
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| Summer Education Week - July 12 - 17, 2014, Des Moines, IA |
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Mark your calendars for Summer Education Week (SEW) in Des Moines, IA July 13-17, 2014. ASFMRA has a great selection of core and continuing education available for Rural Appraisers, Farm Managers, and Agricultural Consultants. This year, we are planning 3 new appraisal seminars and 3 new programs for managers and consultants.
For appraisal continuing education, we will have seminars on appraising permanent plantings, greenhouse appraisal and appraising grain elevators. We will also offer A301 Cost Approach for General Appraisers as our core appraisal offering. Read more. Get complete info about SEW.
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| Chapter Meetings and News |
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Phoenix... in February... Hmmm...... The Arizona Chapter will offer the 2014-2015 7-hour USPAP Update at the PERA club on Thursday, February 20, 2014. That will be followed by the 2014 Ag Forum at the Desert Willow Conference Center on Friday February 21, 2014. It's a great time to be in the Valley of the Sun. For more information call Tom Van Hofwegen at (602) 431-4161 or get complete info here.
Kentucky Chapter The Bluegrass Chapter hosted a week of education offerings along with their Annual Meeting on January 23. With Mark Lewis and Justin Bierschwale as instructors, 40 attended the Income Approach from seven states. 27 tested, leaving 13 appraisers that realized the need to refresh tools to remain current in market techniques. Read more.
Illinois Land Values Conference March 19, 2014 7 Hour National USPAP Update: March 20, 2014 Illinois Land Values Conference Get Complete Information on the conference.
Mid-South Chapter News
The Mid-South Chapter successfully held the 7-Hour National USPAP Course Update on January 9th taught by Lee Ann Moss, ARA. Twenty eight members and non-members participated in the course. The Chapter would like to recognize Fred Jaynes, ARA and Farm Credit Midsouth for their time, generosity, and contributions.
Missouri Chapter Meeting and Continuing Education, March 5/6, 2014, at the Capital Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City, MO. We will do the USPAP update on March 5 and Rural Case Studies on March 6. Go to asfmra.org/mo to register online.
Oklahoma Chapter ASFMRA will host the USPAP 2014-15 update course on 3-21-14 in Stillwater, OK with Lee Caesar, Jr. as instructor. Get more information on this course and meeting location.
The Northeast Chapter is offering the Income Approach Seminar and Greenhouse Seminar & Tour April 28-30, 2014. Get complete information on these seminars and meeting.
Washington Chapter April 24-25, 2014 Spokane, WA - UPSAP & Marshall & Swift Seminar Get more information.
Chapter Newsletters
South Dakota January 2014 Newsletter
Illinois Chapter Winter Newsletter
View a list of all upcoming Chapter Meetings and education.
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 Please let us know what you think of the ASFMRA Chapter News and don't forget to send us your great articles, photos and announcements.
Sincerely,
Suzanne Gruba
American Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers
The Most Trusted Rural Property Professionals
sgruba@asfmra.org
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