No. 32 Stefan Soloviev 323,700 acres (up 88,000 acres) The 42-year-old Soloviev boosted his total acreage this year with the acquisition of White Lake Ranch, 69,314 acres in New Mexico’s Chaves County. “We buy for profitability, not eye appeal,” says…
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…
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…
Overachievers, led by Dan and Michael Murphy of Colorado’s M4 Ranch Group, were honored at the Realtors Land Institute’s Apex Awards in Nashville on March 13. The Murphys took top honors as APEX 2017 Top National Producer. Get the lowdown…
No. 8 Singleton Family 1,100,000 acres Family patriarch Henry Singleton (1916–1999) bought the historic San Cristobal Ranch south of Santa Fe in 1986. It was the first of numerous ranch acquisitions by the Teledyne cofounder, who ultimately expanded his holdings…
Like the North Star above his beloved Flying D Ranch, our 2017 Legacy Landowner has been a constant beacon, ceaseless in his support of all God’s creatures and His lands. By Eric O’Keefe When was the first time you became…
No. 40 Shannon Kizer 268,000 acres (NEW TO LIST) Kizer turned down a college basketball scholarship in order buy a John Deere 8820 combine, which launched his career in ranching. At 20, he bought his first ranch – some 3,000…
No. 37 Lee Family 275,000 acres (NEW TO LIST) Heirs of Floyd Lee raise cattle and horses in the shadow of Mount Taylor, some 80 miles west of Albuquerque. The rugged terrain comes with a hidden benefit in the form…
No. 33. Mike Smith 283,594 acres (down 2,472-acres) Some things have changed in the Texas Panhandle. Say, for instance, cotton now grows where golden waves of wheat once grew. Some things have not, such as Mike Smith quietly collecting land.…
Agency finds no misconduct in three-million-gallon spill. The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concluded no wrongdoing was associated with an EPA-led team that triggered the Gold King Mine spill and sent three million…
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