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Land Report March 2019 Newsletter

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Spring has sprung, and with it has come pricing adjustments on several legacy properties currently on the market. Our March newsletter details these updates, including: Colorado’s Cross Mountain Ranch Northern California’s Lone Pine Ranch Southern California’s Mountain of Beverly Hills…

Tagged with: Aaron Kirman, AVA, California Outdoor Properties, cannabis, Charles Grassley, Cole Ranch, Cross Mountain Ranch, Dean Witter, Farm Service Agency, FSA, IRS, Lake Erie, Lone Pine Ranch, Mendocino County, Mountain of Beverly Hills, Neverland Ranch, Rights of Nature, Ron Wyden, syndicated easements, Todd Renfrew, Toledo, Treehouse REIT, Trinity County, Ukiah
Posted in Agriculture, California, Colorado, Conservation, Federal Policy, Great Lakes, Midwest, News Desk, Newsletter, Northeast, Pacific, West

SOLD! Farm Owned by Honest Abe Sells at Auction

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Farmland once owned by Abraham Lincoln sold for $300,000 at auction on Feb. 12 — Lincoln’s birthday. Of the 590 total acres auctioned, 30 were once owned by Lincoln. According to the Journal Gazette & Times-Courier, the Best family decided…

Tagged with: Abraham Lincoln, history, Honest Abe, Ron Best, Thomas Lincoln
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Farming, Feature, Illinois, Midwest, News Desk

Cash Crunch Squeezes Farm Operators

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Land Report Editors

Farmland values in the Tenth District dropped an average of 3 percent, according to the Kansas City Fed’s Ag Credit Survey. Blame it on decreased farm income, which fell for the fifth consecutive year. —The Editors The Kansas City Fed…

Tagged with: Agricultural Credit Conditions, farm incime, farm income, farm liquidity, Kansas City Fed, lending
Posted in Agriculture, Colorado, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, Great Plains, Kansas, Midwest, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, News Desk, Oklahoma, Southwest, West, Wyoming

The Land Report Fall 2018

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Land Report Editors

Our Investing Issue takes a look at two completely different strategies: one built on blood, sweat, and salt, and the other based on speculation and greed. Guess which one lost $100 million? Other great reads in our fall issue include: Farmland: Bill…

Tagged with: Bill Gates, Dallas Police & Fire Pension System, David Teichert-Coddington, Doug Hart, El Maximo, Freddie Botur, Greene Prairie Farm, Hall and Hall, Ken Mirr, Latt Maxcy, Mirr Ranch Group, Mort Fleischer, The Cottonwood, Walking With the Wounded
Posted in Agriculture, Back Issues, Cattle, Conservation, Farming, Hunting, Midwest, News Desk, Pacific, Public Land, Recreation, South, Southwest, Timber, Water, West

Increasing Percentage of Family-Owned Farms Are Not Family-Farmed

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Land Report Editors

According to the Department of Agriculture, 99 percent of all farms in the US are family-owned, not corporate farms. Yet because of demographic trends and costly barriers to entry, only 60 percent of farmland nationwide is actually farmed by those…

Posted in Agriculture, Farming, Feature, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Midwest, Missouri, News Desk, Ohio

Stable Farmland Values Trump Falling Commodity Prices

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Land Report Editors

Year-over-year farmland values in the Corn Belt are holding steady; however, in the most recent quarter, an uptick in Iowa and in Wisconsin pulled overall values in the Seventh District into positive territory for 2018. — The Editors NATIONAL –…

Posted in Agriculture, Equities, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Midwest, Missouri, News Desk, Ohio

Land Report June 2018 Newsletter

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Land Report Editors

In our June newsletter, the long arm of the law takes center stage: The Supreme Court hands Florida a win over Georgia in a water dispute In Texas, private land seizures have begun as the administration builds its border wall…

Tagged with: biomass, eminent domain, EPA, Scott Pruitt, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, timberland, water court
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Energy, Farming, Federal Policy, International, Midwest, Minerals, News Desk, Newsletter, Northeast, Public Land, Recreation, Southwest, Taxes, Timber, Water, West

Corn Belt Ag Values Edge Slightly Higher in 2017

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Land Report Editors

The Chicago Fed reports that a three-year slide in farmland values in the Seventh Federal Reserve District has come to an end. According to senior business economist David Oppedahl, an annual increase of 1 percent in nominal terms was recorded…

Tagged with: Chicago Fed, Corn Belt, farmland, land values, seventh federal reserve district
Posted in Agriculture, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Midwest, Missouri, News Desk, Ohio

Chicago Fed Reports Minimal Change Over Last Year

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Farmland values in the Seventh Federal Reserve District saw a year-over-year decrease of 1 percent in the third quarter of 2017. The Midwest has not experienced a year-over-year decrease or increase in agricultural land values greater than 1 percent in…

Tagged with: Chicago Fed, Corn Belt, farmland, land values, seventh federal reserve district
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Midwest, Missouri, News Desk, Ohio

2017 Land Report 100

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Land Report Editors

America’s largest landowners continue to increase their holdings. That’s one of the many takeaways from the 2017 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader. Liberty Media chairman John Malone retained the top spot as the nation’s largest landowner with 2.2 million…