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Summary |
Across North America, land is transitioning from historic
agricultural uses to alternate uses. Everyone is familiar with land
being converted from agricultural to urban or suburban uses. This
seminar explores new uses of the land that include land uses such as
wildlife and waterfowl production areas, wildlife and waterfowl
habitat areas, public and private hunting preserves, fish production
areas, and recreational use of the land for hunting, fishing and
trophy ranches. In some areas of the country, government (USDA) and
state programs are assisting in this transition of land from its
typical agricultural use. Landowners are also using the income tax
benefits of conservation easements and separation of development
rights from the land to facilitate this change of use for the land.
National trends are explored in this course along with case studies
that will assist appraisers, review appraisers and managers in
dealing with valuation issues pertaining to land in transition from
its traditional agricultural use.
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| Speaker Backgrounds |
Jeffrey L. Berg, ARA, ASA, is a graduate
of Ambassador University, Big Sandy, Texas, with a bachelors degree
in Business Administration. Jeff has been active in his family=s
farming operation in northwest Minnesota raising irrigated corn and
alfalfa along with barley and sunflowers. In the mid 1980's Jeff
founded Crown Appraisals, specializing in agricultural chattels and
agribusiness valuations. He has had extensive valuation assignments
in agricultural businesses which are equipment intensive. Other
specialty assignments include grain elevators, seed cleaning and
processing, vegetable dehydration plants and livestock confinement
facilities. He has extensive court experience and regularly
qualifies as an expert witness in litigation assignments.
Jeff is a member of the North Dakota and
Minnesota Chapters of the ASFMRA. He is currently serving as
President of the Minnesota Chapter and is a graduate of the ASFMRA
Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C. He earned his ARA
designation in 1991 and the Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA)
designation in machinery and equipment discipline from the American
Society of Appraisers in 1994. He is serving on the Appraisal
Education committee of the ASFMRA.
Contact Information:
Jeff Burg
Phone : 218-354-7000
E-mail : jeffberg@crownappraisalsinc.com |