Massey’s Bachelor of AgriCommerce (Rural Valuation) will help you build the skills you need to have a successful career in today’s rural property market. Whether it’s a dairy farm sale, estimation of orchard capital value, or getting a bank loan to purchase a new farm, almost every financial transaction involving land requires a valuation to support it. The National Business Review published an article in late 2015, citing a serious shortage of rural valuers looming at a critical time for the agribusiness industry. Agencies are desperately seeking qualified graduates to join rural valuation firms. You’ll learn about land-based systems and agribusiness and gain specialist valuation knowledge preparing you for exciting opportunities in the dynamic rural property industry.

Private practice firms as a generalist rural valuer A specialist valuer with expertise in a class of property e.g. viticulture, forestry, Maori land Farm consultancy, property management planning Rural banking Insurance companies as a rural consultant Real Estate firms as a rural agent.