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One Straight Shooter

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Land Report Editors

This Texan is committed to the land – and landowners. Fifth-generation Texan Katharine Armstrong is a straight shooter — in more ways than one. Raised on her family’s legendary South Texas cattle ranch, she grew up with a first-hand knowledge…

Posted in Cattle, Conservation, Feature, Hunting, Interviews, News Desk, Southwest, Texas

The Land Report Spring 2015

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Land Report Editors

It’s a rite of spring: the 2014 Deals of the Year in The Magazine of the American Landowner. And the winners are: The 2014 Land Report Deal of the Year: Powderhorn Ranch (Texas) The 2014 Agriculture Deal of the Year: Proventus Portfolio (Multi-State) The…

Tagged with: AgReserves, Caribou Ranch, Jim Guercio, Powderhorn Ranch, Rockpile Ranch, St. Joe, St. Joe Timberlands
Posted in Back Issues, News Desk

Land Report April 2015 Newsletter

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Land Report Editors

Our Spring issue featuring the 2014 Landowners of the Year, Katharine Armstrong and Ben Love, and the 2014 Deals of the Year highlights our April newsletter, including: 2014 Deal of the Year: Texas’s Powderhorn Ranch 2014 Historic Deal of the Year: Colorado’s Caribou…

2013 Land Report Best Brokerage: King Land & Water

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Land Report Editors

King Land & Water, LLC www.kinglandwater.com (432) 426-2024 2013 Sales: $50 – $100 Million Who: Focuses exclusively on unique ranches and conservation properties throughout Texas with expertise in conservation easements. Wow: Designed, negotiated, and closed the 8,200-acre Frazier Canyon Ranch,…

Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Equestrian, Farming, Feature, Hunting, Recreation, Southwest, Texas

Conservation Easement to Protect South Kona Forestland

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Land Report Editors

The land, located in the Kaawaloa Forest between 2,300 and 4,300 feet in elevation, is rare native wet forest with a diversity of indigenous plants, trees, and birds, says Greg Hendrickson, real property administrator for the Pace family, which owns…

Posted in Conservation, Feature, Hawaii, News Desk, Pacific, Public Land

2015 Land Report Texas 10 presented by Republic Ranches

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Land Report Editors

Take a tour of a matchless Texas tradition: stewarding the land, generation after generation. No matter how much land you own or how much you aspire to own, these are priceless lessons to be learned and shared. ~ The Editors…

Farmland Partners to Purchase Eight Row Crop Farms

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Land Report Editors

Farmland Partners Inc. (NYSE: FPI) will acquire 15,042 acres of farmland in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia for $49.8 million in cash and 2,981,971 shares of the company’s stock as well as units of limited partnership interest in the…

2013 Land Report Best Brokerage: Whitetail Properties Real Estate

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Land Report Editors

Whitetail Properties Real Estate www.whitetailproperties.com (217) 285-9000 2013 Sales: $300- $500 Million Who: Founded in 2007 for the sole purpose of bringing together buyers and sellers of hunting, ranchland, and farmland. This real estate company averages a farm or ranch…

On the Block: Texas’s Costa Grande Ranch

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Land Report Editors

Rare Texas Gulf Coast offering goes on the block April 21, 2015 One of the few remaining large private parcels unencumbered by conservation easement on the Texas Gulf Coast, Costa Grande Ranch encompasses 5,221± acres and features more than five…

Posted in Auctions, Feature, News Desk, Southwest, Texas

Land’s Best Friend: Blue Grit

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Land Report Editors

In the heart of cattle country, the Blue Lacy shines. In 2005, the State of Texas designated the Blue Lacy Texas’s official dog breed. This selection took place almost 150 years after Kentucky’s Lacy brothers – Frank, George, Erwin, and…

Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Dogs, Feature, Henry Chappell, Hunting, Recreation