For the first time since 1973, the United States has topped Saudi Arabia and Russia as the largest global producer of crude oil. The news was announced by the Energy Information Agency (EIA) and is based on preliminary estimates from…
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U.S. Ranks As World’s Largest Oil Producer
Tagged with: crude oil, Energy Information Agency, oil producer
Posted in Energy, Feature, Great Plains, Minerals, Montana, New Mexico, News Desk, North Dakota, Southwest, Texas, West
Posted in Energy, Feature, Great Plains, Minerals, Montana, New Mexico, News Desk, North Dakota, Southwest, Texas, West
On the Block: 2,245± Ranch Near Dallas Featuring a Massive, Private Lake
Located about an hour north of Dallas, Valley Lake Ranch was created in 1959 as a cooling water reservoir. Now that the state of Texas no longer needs it, Hortenstine Ranch Company is accepting bids on this property through Oct.…
Tagged with: Hortenstine Ranch Company, Valley Lake Ranch
Posted in Auctions, Developers, Feature, Hunting, Recreation, Southwest, Texas, Water
Posted in Auctions, Developers, Feature, Hunting, Recreation, Southwest, Texas, Water
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…
Western Landowner Portrait: Sarah King, Anvil Ranch in Arizona
Text by Lesli Allison | Photography by Sarah King, Heidi Crnkovic, and Ziemba Photographic Daily challenges have always been inherent to ranching in the West and there are no shortages of them in the Altar Valley, located south of Tucson…
Tagged with: Altar Valley Conservation Alliance, Anvil Ranch, Lesli Allison, Sarah King
Posted in Agriculture, Arizona, Cattle, Conservation, Farming, Feature, Southwest
Posted in Agriculture, Arizona, Cattle, Conservation, Farming, Feature, Southwest
Private Land Seizures Underway in Rio Grande Valley
McAllen Mayor Jim Darling reports that 167 landowners in Hidalgo County have received condemnation notices from the federal government. The notices arrived as Customs and Border Protection personnel informed South Texas officials from cities, counties, and foreign trade zones along…
Tagged with: border wall, condemnation notices, customs, Hidalgo County, Rio Grande Valley
Posted in Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Southwest, Texas
Posted in Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Southwest, Texas
Land Report July 2018 Newsletter
The robust US economy means plenty of transactions to report in our July newsletter, including: Colorado’s Grizzly Ranch sells for $18.5 million Red Lodge Creek Estate goes to auction on August 30 A 157-acre mountaintop in Beverly Hills lists for $1…
Tagged with: Aaron Kirman, Beverly Hills, BHP, BP, Cross Mountain Ranch, Grizzly Ranch, Hall and Hall Auctions, Harrigan Land Company, Ken Mirr, Napa County, Osterhouse Ranch, Pacific Union, Pfister Land Company, Red Lodge Creek Estate, Ren Martyn, Rob Pfister, shale, Williamson Act
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, California, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Developers, Farming, Hunting, Minerals, Montana, News Desk, Newsletter, Pacific, Public Land, Recreation, Southwest, Taxes, Texas, Water, West
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, California, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Developers, Farming, Hunting, Minerals, Montana, News Desk, Newsletter, Pacific, Public Land, Recreation, Southwest, Taxes, Texas, Water, West
Looking Back At Clayton Williams Jr.
When our inaugural issue (inset right) came off the press, this native Texan ranked No. 59 on the 2007 Land Report 100 with 146,655 acres in Far West Texas. By 2010, Claytie’s cattle ranches spread out over six counties, and…
The Land Report Top Ten: Spring 2018
The nation’s leading land listings feature an average price tag of $155 million. — The Editors 1. Molokai Ranch (Hawaii): $260 million Pictured above, this 55,574-acre ranch ranks as one of the Aloha State’s largest and encompasses more than one-third…
Posted in Agriculture, California, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Equestrian, Feature, Florida, Hawaii, Hunting, News Desk, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Southwest, Texas, Water, West
Land Report June 2018 Newsletter
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
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Energy, Farming, Federal Policy, International, Midwest, Minerals, News Desk, Newsletter, Northeast, Public Land, Recreation, Southwest, Taxes, Timber, Water, West
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