 
"As
an active real estate investor in central Arizona for 20 plus years, we
have acquired several agriculture related properties in the past. On a
recent acquisition, Scythe & Spade Company was able to generate
income of $50,000/year as well as identify cost savings for us on a
farm that, based on our knowledge of the industry, would have set idle
generating little income and accruing higher than normal expenses,
until we could either sell it at a profit or develop it."
— Mike Markakis, Muzz Investments,
Scottsdale, AZ
"As
a result of their working knowledge and relationship with the Arizona
Department of Water Resources, Scythe & Spade Company was able
to get involved in a difficult process; minimize the time, expense and
headaches we were experiencing and quickly provide a solution to our
problem. They continue to monitor and service our needs in
this area, and do so to our utmost satisfaction."
— Vicki Flat, Dairyland Milk Company,
Stanfield, AZ
"I
have been acquainted with Brett since the early 1980's and have
witnessed his tireless preparation for his career in
agriculture. Through his volunteer work, advanced training
and continuing college education Brett has become a premier
agribusiness specialist. Today Brett is a thoroughly
competent agribusiness consultant with a diverse knowledge in this
field and a genuine concern for his clients. I am honored to
claim him as a close personal friend, business associate and happy to
recommend him to other potential agribusiness clients."
— Troy Farbo, Ecogen
Stanfield, AZ
"I
wanted to take this time to express our gratitude over the excellent
job you did for us in securing and negotiating the lease of our
property in La Paz County. Your projections were right on
target and your performance matched our high expectations of you and
your firm."
— Tim Mahoney, Asset Utilization
Administrator
Arizona Public Service Company
"I
retained Scythe & Spade Company to manage my farm properties in
2002. On a Pinal County Farm they were able to increase gross
farm income by over 30% thereby improving my annual ROI from 5.1% to
8.5% and on a Maricopa County Farm they were able to reduce my annual
property tax expense by 90% from over $5,000 to less than $500."
— Chuck Feenstra, C-Bar
Jerseys, Mesa, AZ
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"Over
the years Brett and his company have assisted in many of our real
estate transactions and they currently handle our finance and
accounting needs on a daily basis. Brett's diverse knowledge
of and contacts within the agricultural industry have proven beneficial
to our endeavors."
—
Robert Knorr, Knorr Farms, Maricopa, AZ
"Scythe
& Spade Company is a firm specializing in farm management,
finance and accounting. I personally know the President,
Brett MacNeil, and have found him to be thorough and detailed in
matters in which we have mutual involvement. He has extensive
background and experience in managing budgets, firms and enterprises,
as well as people."
—
David E. Cox, Ph. D., Associate Dean and Director,
University of
ArizonaCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences
"The
past two years, since acquiring this farm property, I have worked with
Brett primarily in his farm management/consultant capacity and have
found him to be very imaginative and broad minded concerning our
agricultural property, but at the same time detail oriented in
important property ownership matters such as improvement maintenance
(particularly irrigation wells), property tax valuations, water rights
and filings, as well as state land leases. I have been most
impressed with Brett's grasp of the latest technologies now available
to agriculture in computer accessible information, aerial photography,
and GPS satellite data, and their practical application.
Brett has stayed on the cutting edge with these new
developments. I would highly recommend Brett MacNeil as a
Farm Real Estate and Management professional."
— J. Bret Keffeler, Colorado River Farms,
Inc., Phoenix, AZ
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