On Nov. 27, the Supreme Court issued a blockbuster ruling limiting the federal government’s ability to utilize the Endangered Species Act to restrict private landowners. The 8-0 decision is the lead story of our December newsletter. Other articles include: Dole Foods…
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Illinois Governor-Elect Closes on Wellington Equestrian Estate
Just days after defeating incumbent governor Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker closed on a 6.44-acre, $12 million equestrian estate in Palm Beach County. Located in Grand Prix Farms near the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, the equestrian estate has an outdoor…
Critical Habitat Debated Before High Court
The Supreme Court heard arguments about whether or not private property can be designated critical habitat for an endangered species that doesn’t live there. In 2012, US Fish and Wildlife labeled 1,500 acres of Louisiana forestland as critical habitat for…
Tagged with: dusty gopher frog, Edward Poitevent, endangered, habitat, Weyerhaeuser
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, Louisiana, News Desk, South
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, Louisiana, News Desk, South
The Land Report Fall 2018
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
Posted in Agriculture, Back Issues, Cattle, Conservation, Farming, Hunting, Midwest, News Desk, Pacific, Public Land, Recreation, South, Southwest, Timber, Water, West
Land Report October 2018 Newsletter
Tom Brokaw’s West Boulder Ranch and the Old Steen Place, an adjacent portion of the Burnt Leather Ranch, were sold to a single buyer by Fay Ranches on September 28. The combination of the two Montana holdings creates a 4,751-acre…
Tagged with: Bakken Shale, Burnt Leather Ranch, Charles Wyly, Concierge Auctions, Endangered Species Act, ESA, Monadnock Conservancy, Old Steen Place, Permian Basin, Sam Wyly, Supreme Court, Tom Brokaw, US Fish and Wildlife, West Boulder River
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, California, Energy, Farming, Federal Policy, Hunting, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, News Desk, Newsletter, North Dakota, Northeast, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Texas, West
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, California, Energy, Farming, Federal Policy, Hunting, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, News Desk, Newsletter, North Dakota, Northeast, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Texas, West
U.S. Attorney Sues Hemp Farm
The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia filed a civil suit against a Mason County hemp farm. Although state laws allow the cultivation, sale, and purchase of industrial hemp, the suit alleges the…
Tagged with: hemp
Posted in Agriculture, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, South, West Virginia
Posted in Agriculture, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, South, West Virginia
Land Report September 2018 Newsletter
Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates paid $171 million in August to acquire 14,500 acres of farmland owned by John Hancock Life Insurance Company in one of the most coveted agricultural regions of Washington. The lofty purchase price eclipsed April’s $136 million…
Tagged with: Alan Busacca, Bayer, Bill Gates, CatchMark, Columbia River, Cottonwood Ag, Dubai, El Maximo Ranch, glyphosate, hemp, Hortenstine Ranch Company, Luminant, Monsanto
Posted in Agriculture, California, Farming, News Desk, Newsletter, Oregon, Pacific, South, Southwest, Timber, Washington
Posted in Agriculture, California, Farming, News Desk, Newsletter, Oregon, Pacific, South, Southwest, Timber, Washington
BP to Pay $10.5 Billion for 470,000 Acres of Shale Assets in Texas and Louisiana
London-based BP announced that it was acquiring a portfolio of unconventional oil and gas assets from BHP for $10.5 billion. The onshore assets mark the first major acquisition by BP since the disastrous Deepwater Horizon Spill in 2010. The portfolio…
Supreme Court Rules 5-4 in Florida v. Georgia
A divided court gives Florida another opportunity to draw more water out of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint basin and away from Atlanta. A decades-long legal battle that has thus far incurred more than $100 million in legal fees took an unexpected turn…
Land Report 2017 Conservation Deal of the Year: St. Phillips Island
Ted Turner Parts With His Beloved Island Ted Turner has spent his professional career crafting great deals. In December, he signed off on a whale of an opportunity, but not for himself. For the people of South Carolina. Turner parted…
Tagged with: Hunting Island State Park, St. Phillips Island, Ted Turner, Turner Enterprises
Posted in Conservation, Eric OKeefe, Feature, News Desk, South, South Carolina, Water
Posted in Conservation, Eric OKeefe, Feature, News Desk, South, South Carolina, Water
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