California

Food for Thought: Customer Connection

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Eric OKeefe

Each year, the Big Four — JBS, Cargill, National Beef, and Tyson — process more than 80 percent of the cattle that go to market. One of the by-products of this concentration is that many cattlemen have little or even…

Tagged with: Ben Higgins, Hearst Ranches, Whole FOods
Posted in Agriculture, California, Cattle, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Pacific

Private Paradise

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Established by ranch owners for ranch owners, EXPLORE RANCHES offers exclusive access to private landholdings across Texas and beyond. – Lisa Martin Guests had come to ogle steep bluffs and sheer canyon walls. The pitch-black West Texas skies stole their…

Tagged with: Allison Ryan, Davis Mountains Ranch, Explore Ranches, Jay Kleberg, Jesse Womack
Posted in California, Colorado, Feature, Pacific, Recreation, Southwest, Texas, West

Sonoma County Landowners Fined More than $500,000 for Violating Conservation Easement

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Peter and Toni Thompson were not parties to the 2009 conservation easement that restricted development on their wine country estate. As subsequent owners of the 81-acre property, however, they were bound by it. So ruled Sonoma County Superior Court Judge…

Tagged with: Bob Neale, Judge Patrick Broderick, Peter Thompson, Sonoma County, Sonoma County Land Trust, Toni Thompson
Posted in California, Conservation, Feature, News Desk, Pacific

Ford Family: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Land Report Editors

No. 18 Ford Family 580,000 acres (down 203,000 acres) In the depths of the Great Depression, Kenneth Ford (1908–1997) decided to go into business with a single sawmill that he pieced together using salvaged equipment. Ford’s first mill initially employed…

Tagged with: Ford Family, Kenneth Ford, LandLeader, New Forests, Roseburg Forest Products, sawmill, Shasta Cascade Timberlands
Posted in California, Feature, Land Report 100, Oregon, Pacific, Timber

Land Report Case Study: Hearst Ranch

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Thinking outside the box landed this California beef producer’s entire herd inside Whole Foods. BY HENRY CHAPPELL PHOTOGRAPHY BY RICHARD FIELD LEVINE, STEVE MILLER + ALEXANDER VERTIKOFF The Piedra Blanca Rancho lords over the Pacific roughly halfway between San Francisco…

Tagged with: California, George Hearst, Hearst Castle, Hearst Corporation, Hearst Ranch, Hearst Ranch Beef, Henry Chappell, Jack Ranch, Piedra Blanca Rancho, San Simeon, Steve Hearst, Whole FOods, Will Hearst, William Hearst
Posted in Agriculture, California, Cattle, Farming, Feature, Henry Chappell, Pacific

Ranchers File Antitrust Suit Against Beef Packers

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Land Report Editors

R-CALF USA joined with four cattle-feeding ranchers in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Wyoming to file a class-action lawsuit against the largest US beef packers. The Big Four packers – Cargill, JBS, National Beef, and Tyson – are accused of conspiring…

Tagged with: Big Four, lawsuit, R-CALF USA
Posted in Agriculture, California, Cattle, Feature, Great Plains, Iowa, Kansas, Midwest, Nebraska, News Desk, Pacific, West, Wyoming

Land Report June 2019 Newsletter

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Our 2019 Texas issue takes center stage in the June newsletter. Feature stories include a photo essay by Rahm Carrington featuring the Return to the Remuda sale, an overview of Texas land markets, and a cover story by Henry Chappell…

Posted in California, Colorado, Great Plains, Montana, New York, News Desk, Newsletter, Pacific, Southwest, Texas, West

Singleton Family: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Land Report Editors

No. 8 Singleton Family 1,110,000 acres Teledyne cofounder Henry Singleton (1916–1999) was the driving force behind the creation of SINGLETON RANCHES. Born on a small ranch north of Fort Worth, he rekindled these ties in 1986 when he acquired the…

Tagged with: California, Henry Singleton, LandLeader, New Mexico, San Cristobal Ranch, Singleton Family, Singleton Ranches, Teledyne
Posted in California, Cattle, Equestrian, Feature, Land Report 100, New Mexico, Pacific, Southwest

Emmerson Family: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Land Report Editors

No. 3 Emmerson Family 1,956,100 acres (down 3,566 acres) Through their wholly owned SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES (SPI), the Emmersons are engaged in collaborative efforts to restore and maintain the health of California’s forests. In partnership with the US Forest Service,…

Tagged with: America’s Largest Landowners, Emmerson Family, forest, forest products, LandLeader, lumber, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Sierra Pacific, Sierra Pacific Industries, SPI, U.S. Forest Service
Posted in California, Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, Land Report 100, Pacific, Public Land, Timber, Water

Cole Ranch Offers Rare Opportunity to Own An Entire American Viticultural Area

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Land Report Editors

The 150-acre tract one hour north of Sonoma boasts few improvements except 55 acres under vine and certification from the United States Treasury as the only vineyard in the Ukiah American Viticultural Area (AVA). John Cole planted and nurtured the…