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CHRIS SOULES IS NOT LOST. Considering the setting of this exclusive Land Report cover shoot by Jason Walsmith — an Iowa cornfield — the reality TV star actually feels quite a home. That’s one of the many insights about America’s most famous farmer that…
The Seventh District registers back-to-back drops in farmland values for the first time since the mid-1980s. NATIONAL – TREND Two factors put downward pressure on row crops in 2015: record (or near-record) harvests; and the strong dollar, which slowed exports.…
The Waggoner Ranch, which was listed for $725 million, sells in just 18 months. – The Editors 1. SOLD! W.T. Waggoner Ranch (Texas): $725 million Stan Kroenke is the new owner of the legendary Waggoner. Bernard Uechtritz and Sam Middleton…
The current enrollment was one of the most selective sign-up periods in CRP’s 30-year history. Per-acre conservation benefits were maximized, and multiple conservation priorities were targeted simultaneously. “Over the past 30 years, CRP has created major environmental improvements throughout the…
The publicly traded real estate investment trust (NYSE: FPI) added to its portfolio of North American farmland by acquiring 118 Illinois farms totaling more than 22,100 acres. “This transformative transaction makes FPI one of the largest owners of farmland in…
The Chicago Fed reports that farmland values in the Seventh District retreated 3 percent last year, matching the yearly decrease for 2014 and marking the first consecutive annual decline since the late 1980s. According to the district’s agricultural newsletter, which…
Thanks to his acquisition of Texas’s Waggoner Ranch, Stan Kroenke vaulted from No. 9 on the Land Report 100 to No. 5 earlier this month. Read more about this historic sale in our February newsletter, and learn about: A Napa estate…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that wildfires burned a record 10,125,149 acres across the United States last year. The 2015 total eclipsed the previous record, which was set in 2006. Of last year’s blazes, more than 50 exceeded 50,000 acres,…
The Department of Agriculture is projecting that 2015 will mark another down year for American farmers and ranchers with agricultural sector production projected to fall 9.2 percent to $427 billion. Contributing factors include increased global competition and a slowdown in…
Whitetail Properties Real Estate www.whitetailproperties.com (217) 285-9000 2014 Sales: $250 – $500 Million Who: Experts in farms, ranches, and hunting properties. Wow: Finished 2014 nearly 30 percent up year-over-year. Insight: “We had our best year in sales,” says COO Paul…
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