Mexico Opposes Ethanol
June 30, 2008
As we’ve seen over the last few months, skyrocketing commodity prices are pushing land values to record levels. They are also squeezing cattlemen and other producers who rely on corn and other grains to fatten livestock and poultry. One of the loudest voices protesting this trend has been Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who petitioned the EPA to grant a 50 percent waiver on the 9 billion gallon corn-based Renewable Fuel Standard. Now another vocal opponent of ethanol has emerged: south of the border. Read more
Nolan Ryan Pitches the Perfect Investing Game
May 15, 2008
Cheap and close. Those are the two criteria you use when you’re looking to buy land and you make only $7,000 a year. At least those were the two Nolan Ryan used back in the 1960s when he began buying ranchland in Gonzales County, Texas.
Nolan Ryan
April 8, 2008
Cheap and close.
Those are the two criteria you use when you’re looking to buy land and you make only $7,000 a year. At least those were the two Nolan Ryan used back in the 1960s when he began buying ranchland in Gonzales County, Texas. To see the Hall of Fame pitcher talk about his experiences from nearly five decades of land buying click inside to watch our exclusive interview.
Texas at the Vortex of Wind Power Debate
November 1, 2007
El Capitan stands as a stone sentinel, a jagged limestone monolith that buttresses the southern flank of the tallest mountain range in Texas. It is imperious and daunting, the most visible landmark for hundreds of miles. Except, that is, from where I’m standing. Here, on a remote ranch in the Delaware Mountains, the huge massif is obscured by a cluster of Zond wind turbines, 38 of them, each about 200 feet high. Read more
Test Drive a Property Before You Buy It
May 1, 2007
Ever dream of owning your own vineyard? Want to open a guest ranch? Try before you buy at one of these award-winning operations. Read more
