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Kerry Mormann & Associates www.coastalranch.com (805) 682-3242 2012 Sales: > $50 Million Who: Founded in Santa Barbara County in 1976, this well-established brokerage specializes in high-end ranches, large tracts of land, and luxury estates not only in Santa Barbara County…
LandVest www.landvest.com (617) 723-1800 2013 Sales: $200 – $300 Million Who: “Our brokerage business manages the disposition, planning, and marketing of investment-grade timberland properties on behalf of (and to) institutional investors and high-net-worth families. “We specialize in the largest and…
In 1850, a plainspoken Missouri man left the family farm and journeyed west to find his fortune in the California gold fields. Over the next decade, George Hearst nearly died of cholera. He struck up a great friendship with Mark…
The Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) has named 20 leaders from the outdoor recreation, retail and manufacturing sectors, the energy industry, and sportsmen’s groups to its Blue Ribbon Panel on Sustaining America’s Diverse Fish and Wildlife Resources. Under…
New Farm Bill funding is available to organic farmers and handlers in the form of cost-sharing assistance for certification-related expenses. The USDA organic farming payments cover up to 75 percent of an individual’s certification costs, up to a $750 maximum…
Untapped Oregon Market Continues to Gain Momentum It is one of the least populated counties in Oregon. Yet now Wheeler County is home to one of the most impressive transactions of 2014: the $26.5M sale of Six Shooter Ranch. At…
Brought to you by the Hearst Family The Piedra Blanca Rancho lords over the Pacific roughly halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Grassland, native oaks, and chaparral cover its gentle slopes. Coastal prairie extends from the foothills to the…
California Outdoor Properties californiaoutdoorproperties.com (707) 455-4444 2013 Sales: $100 – $200 Million Who: Specializes in farm, ranch, and recreational land, as well as vineyards, orchards, hunting properties, ocean, lake, and river properties. Wow: Closed a 1,000-acre almond ranch for $25…
AFM Land Sales www.afmlandsales.com (704) 527-6780 2013 Sales: $200 – $300 Million Who: Specializing in the brokerage, acquisition, and analysis of timberland, recreational properties, farmland, hunting plantations, and conservation properties. Operates in timberland investment regions from the Pacific Northwest to…
As always, the new Farm Bill has plenty of moving parts, but one of the biggest changes is an overhaul of the USDA’s insurance cost-assistance program. Currently, farmers receive crop insurance subsidies as direct payments. Each year the total of…
