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Simplot Family: 2017 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader
No. 25 Simplot Family 443,000 acres Jack Simplot (1909–2008) quit school and left home in eighth grade. In the 1940s, he pioneered the frozen french fry. At one time the exclusive french fry supplier to McDonald’s, Simplot later expanded his…
Tagged with: french fry, Jack Simplot, McDonald’s, Simplot, Simplot Land and Livestock
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Farming, Feature, Idaho, Land Report 100, Nevada, Oregon, Pacific, Washington, West
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Farming, Feature, Idaho, Land Report 100, Nevada, Oregon, Pacific, Washington, West
The Land Report Spring 2018
The Magazine of the American Landowner announces the 2017 Deals of the Year: Deal of the Year: Jack and Laura Dangermond’s $165 Million Donation Preserves Santa Barbara’s Bixby Ranch as the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve Ranchland Deal of the Year: Colorado’s…
Tagged with: Aubrie Kobernus, Bill McDavid, Dave Palmerlee, Eric O’Keefe, Farmland Partners, Hall and Hall, Jack and Laura Dangermond, Jason Newsted, Jeff Hubbard, Mirr Ranch Group, Pat Lancaster, Paul Pittman, State of South Carolina, Ted Turner, The Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve
Posted in Agriculture, Back Issues, Developers, Farming, Federal Policy, Hunting, News Desk, Pacific, Public Land, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Southwest, West
Posted in Agriculture, Back Issues, Developers, Farming, Federal Policy, Hunting, News Desk, Pacific, Public Land, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Southwest, West
SOLD! New Mexico’s Imus Ranch Sells to RFD-TV Founder
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that Don Imus’s 3,400-acre cattle ranch in the Pecos River Valley east of Santa Fe has sold to RFD-TV founder Patrick Gottsch. The host of Imus in the Morning was employed by RFDTV from…
Tagged with: Don Imus, Imus Ranch, Patrick Gottsch, RFD-TV
Posted in Auctions, Cattle, Feature, New Mexico, News Desk, Southwest
Posted in Auctions, Cattle, Feature, New Mexico, News Desk, Southwest
McDonald Family: 2017 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader
No. 24 McDonald Family 474,000 acres (up 64,000 acres) Based in the Birmingham suburb of Mountain Brook, this Alabama family concentrates the vast majority of their holdings (some 300,000-plus acres) in Maine via Great Northwoods LLC. The McDonalds also own…
Tagged with: Great Northwoods LLC, LandLeader, McDonald
Posted in Alabama, Energy, Feature, Land Report 100, Maine, Minerals, Northeast, Residential Property, South, Timber
Posted in Alabama, Energy, Feature, Land Report 100, Maine, Minerals, Northeast, Residential Property, South, Timber
Washington Governor to Decide Fate of Solar Farm
Jeff and Jackie Brunson have grown alfalfa, Timothy hay, and other crops on their Central Washington farm in Kittitas County. They want to expand their farming operation to include a solar power lease to Seattle-based Tuusso Energy, and Gov. Jay…
Tagged with: Brunson, Jay Inslee, Kittitas County, solar, solar farm, Tuusso Energy
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Energy, Farming, Feature, Pacific, Washington
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Energy, Farming, Feature, Pacific, Washington
D.R. Horton: 2017 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader
No. 23 D.R. Horton 503,000 acres Donald Horton founded and chairs the country’s largest new home builder, D.R. Horton, which is based in Fort Worth. In his spare time, Horton acquires ranches in the desert Southwest. Most recently, Horton added…
Tagged with: D.R. Horton, Donald Horton, Double V Ranch, Great Western Ranch, LandLeader, new home builder
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Equestrian, Feature, Land Report 100, New Mexico, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest, Texas
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Equestrian, Feature, Land Report 100, New Mexico, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest, Texas
Westervelt Heirs: 2017 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader
No. 22 Westervelt Heirs 518,000 acres (up 41,000-acres) Founded in 1884 as Prairie States Paper Company by Herbert Westervelt, the family-owned company is based in Tuscaloosa and currently operates in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina. Business divisions include…
Tagged with: Herbert Westervelt, LandLeader, Westervelt, Westervelt Communities, Westervelt Ecological Services, Westervelt Lumber, Westervelt Natural Resources, Westervelt Renewable Energy, Westervelt Wildlife Services
Posted in Arkansas, Conservation, Feature, Georgia, Hunting, Land Report 100, Mississippi, Recreation, South, South Carolina, Timber
Posted in Arkansas, Conservation, Feature, Georgia, Hunting, Land Report 100, Mississippi, Recreation, South, South Carolina, Timber
Land Report Library: Marfa
In her new book, Kathleen Shafer probes a Far West Texas phenomenon as improbable as the mysterious Marfa Lights. Text by Kelly McGee | Photography by Gustav Schmiege III Marfa is more than a trendy town. It has morphed from…
Tagged with: Far West Texas, Gustav Schmiege III, Kathleen Shafer, Kelly McGee, Marfa Lights
Posted in Feature, Gustav Schmiege, Southwest, Texas
Posted in Feature, Gustav Schmiege, Southwest, Texas
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