International

Land Report 2016 Deal of the Year: Australia’s S. Kidman & Co.

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Eric OKeefe

Cattle King’s Empire Sells Founded in 1899, S. Kidman & Co grew to be larger than all of Ireland. Its sale became a national obsession for Australians of all walks. Text by Eric O’Keefe The ability of a bold soul…

Tagged with: Australia, Australian Outback Beef, Gina Rinehart, Kidman Group, S. Kidman & Co., Sidney Kidman, The Cattle King
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Feature, International, News Desk

Sale of Australia’s S. Kidman & Co. Garners Deal of the Year Honors

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Other honorees from 2016 include Ranchland Deal of the Year, Agriculture Deal of the Year, and Timberland Deal of the Year. A remarkable series of landmark transactions takes center stage in the Spring 2017 issue of The Magazine of the…

Tagged with: Bluestem Ranch, Farmland Partners, Forest Investment Associates, Gina Rinehart, Hancock Timber Resource Group, Molpus Woodlands Group, Osage Nation, S. Kidman & Co., Sidney Kidman, Ted Turner, Wilder Farms
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Feature, Great Plains, Illinois, International, Midwest, News Desk, Oklahoma, Timber

The Land Report Spring 2017

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Land Report Editors

The Magazine of the American Landowner announces its much anticipated Deals of the Years. This year’s honorees include: Deal of the Year: S. Kidman & Co Sells to Australian Outback Beef Ranchland Deal of the Year: Osage Nation Buys Bluestem Ranch…

Tagged with: Bluestem Ranch, Deals of the Year, Farmland Partners, Forest Investment Associates, Hancock Timber Resource Group, Molpus Woodlands Group, Osage Nation, Paul Pittman, R.D. Schrader, S. Kidman, Schrader Auction Company, Ted Turner, Tom Brokaw, Wilder Farms
Posted in Agriculture, Arkansas, Auctions, Back Issues, Cattle, Farming, Federal Policy, Georgia, Great Plains, Indiana, International, Midwest, Minerals, News Desk, Oklahoma, Public Land, South, Texas, Timber

2016 Land Report 100: Irving Family

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Land Report Editors

No. 6 Irving Family 1,246,000 acres (down 4,000 acres) Based in New Brunswick, J.D. Irving Limited ranks as one of Canada’s largest privately owned companies and has wide-ranging commercial operations, including hydropower, shipbuilding, consumer products, transportation and logistics, and forestry…

Posted in Conservation, Feature, International, Land Report 100, Maine, Northeast, Timber

Australian Cattle Barons Drop Bid for Kidman Ranch Empire

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart, Chinese conglomerate set to emerge successful with their joint offer. Text by Rob Taylor A group of Australian ranchers has withdrawn its offer for the country’s biggest cattle empire, S. Kidman & Co., leaving the way…

Tagged with: Australia, BBHO, CRED Real Estate Stock CO., Gina Rinehart, Hancock Prospecting Pty. Ltd., S. Kidman & Co.
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Feature, International, News Desk

2016 Land Report 100

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Land Report Editors

More than 20 new landowners grace the ranks of the 2016 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader. The landmark survey, now in its tenth year, is available HERE. Among the new Land Report 100ers are California’s Fisher family, who founded The Gap…

Tagged with: 2016 Land Report 100, Emmerson Family, Jeff Bezos, John Malone, King Ranch, Land Report 100, Stan Kroenke, Ted Turner, Waggoner Ranch
Posted in Agriculture, Back Issues, Cattle, Conservation, Energy, Farming, Feature, Great Lakes, Great Plains, Hunting, International, Land Report 100, Midwest, Minerals, News Desk, Northeast, Pacific, Public Land, Recreation, South, Southwest, West

Bidding Heats Up for Australian Cattle Kingdom

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Australia’s wealthiest citizen, Gina Rinehart, and a Chinese real estate conglomerate have joined forces to tender an A$365 million bid for a 39,000-square-mile collection of cattle operations that encompasses more than one percent of Australia’s total land area. S. Kidman…

Tagged with: Australia, Gina Rinehart, Hancock Prospecting, Malcolm Harris, S. Kidman & Co., Shanghai CRED, Sterling Buntine, Tom Brinkworth, Viv Oldfield
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Feature, International, News Desk

Land Report October 2016 Newsletter

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Our October newsletter focuses on generating above-market returns, courtesy of: Chris Soules, aka, America’s most famous farmer Winecup Gamble Ranch, aka, America’s best ranch investment Innovative resource management at Carter Stilley Wetland & Stream Mitigation Bank Steve Hageman’s hunting paradise, The…

Tagged with: Acoma Pueblo, Chris Soules, Gina Rinehart, Jackson Hole, Joel Leadbetter, Paul Fireman, Ron Morris, S. Kidman & Co., Teton County, Walton Ranch, Winecup-Gamble Ranch
Posted in International, Iowa, Midwest, Nevada, New Mexico, News Desk, Newsletter, South, South Carolina, Southwest, Texas, Utah, West, Wyoming

Vail Resorts to Buy Whistler

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Canadian government approves $1B acquisition. The world’s biggest ski resort company just got bigger. Vail Resorts, which operates ski resorts in five states and Australia, announced that the Canadian Competition Bureau has issued a no-action letter indicating that it does…

Posted in Colorado, Feature, International, News Desk, Recreation, West

Land Report September 2016 Newsletter

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Thousands of dollars per acre, multi-million-dollar donations, billion-dollar transactions — the third quarter of 2016 ends with a bang! Read all about it in our September newsletter. Articles include: $1 billion sale of Whistler Blackcomb to Vail Resorts approved Yosemite National…