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Public Lands Primer

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Land Report Editors

Not all public lands are created equal. That is especially the case out West where almost half the land — 47 percent — is owned by Uncle Sam. Text by Ken Mirr Four or five years ago, I listed a…

Zinke Nixes Proposed Interior Department Land Sale

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Land Report Editors

The potential sale of more than 1,600 acres of federal land located within the previous boundaries of Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument was announced in mid-August and then quickly canceled. “The secretary did not see the proposal before it went…

2018 Land Report Vistas Issue

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Land Report Editors

Welcome to the 2018 Land Report Vistas, a digital showcase of America’s top land listings brought to you by The Land Report. A fully interactive, digital platform, Land Report Vistas provides prospective buyers with a unique opportunity to view rich…

Tagged with: Vistas
Posted in Back Issues, News Desk

Bureau of Land Management to Exit Washington?

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Land Report Editors

A host of Western cities are courting Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke in the hopes of attracting the new BLM headquarters. The move is part of Secretary Zinke’s plan to relocate the agency closer to the bulk of the lands it…

Posted in Colorado, Feature, Federal Policy, Idaho, News Desk, Public Land, Utah, West

Killam Family: 2017 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Land Report Editors

No. 41 Killam Family 277,000 acres This Laredo family’s ranching history dates to 1920 when O.W. Killam, a successful businessman and former state senator, left Oklahoma and set out in search of black gold in South Texas. He found it.…

Tagged with: Killam Family, Killam Oil, O.W. Killam
Posted in Arkansas, Feature, Great Plains, Kansas, Land Report 100, Louisiana, Minerals, Nebraska, South, Southwest, Texas

Summit County Preserves 1,123-acre Knorr Ranch

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Land Report Editors

Situated along the western shore of Green Mountain Reservoir, the Knorr Ranch ranks as one of the largest unencumbered landholdings in Colorado’s Summit County. A landmark holding at the foot of the Gore Range since the late 1800s, the ranch…

Western Landowner Portrait: James Rogers, Winecup Gamble Ranch in Nevada

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Land Report Editors

“To be honest, the tough conversations have made us better a landowner.” — James Rogers Text by Lesli Allison | Photography by David Packer and JD Hunter Sprawling across the very heart of buckaroo country, the Winecup Gamble Ranch encompasses…

$266 Million Native American Agriculture Fund Established

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Land Report Editors

In 1999, nearly 900 Native Americans brought suit against the federal government, claiming that the Department of Agriculture systematically discriminated against them in loan programs dating as far back as 1981. Eleven years later, the federal government settled the lawsuit…

Tagged with: Native American Agriculture Fund
Posted in Agriculture, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk

Kokernot Heirs: 2017 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Land Report Editors

No. 40 Kokernot Heirs 278,000 acres Among the most storied ranches in Far West Texas, the family’s o6 brand was first registered in Texas in 1837. John Kokernot bought it in 1872. He and his brother Lee then began grazing…

Farmland Values Nationwide Reach Record Level

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Land Report Editors

National Agricultural Statistics Service’s annual survey features upward move of almost 2 percent to $3,140 per acre. U.S. farm real estate value — a measurement of the value of all land and structures on farms — averaged $3,140 per acre…

Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Farming, Feature, News Desk