Agriculture

Land Report September 2018 Newsletter

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Land Report Editors

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…

Farmland Values Nationwide Reach Record Level

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Land Report Editors

National Agricultural Statistics Service’s annual survey features upward move of almost 2 percent to $3,140 per acre. U.S. farm real estate value — a measurement of the value of all land and structures on farms — averaged $3,140 per acre…

Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Farming, Feature, News Desk

SOLD! Osterhouse Ranch, an 1,874-acre Component of Colorado’s Cross Mountain Ranch, Sells!

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Land Report Editors

This 1,874-acre component of Colorado’s Cross Mountain Ranch sold this summer. Known as the Osterhouse Ranch, the 3-square-mile property lies within the coveted Williams Fork River Valley and is adjacent to the Routt National Forest. Prior to the closing, the…

Western Landowner Portrait: Mike and Tom Page, Big Creek Ranch in Idaho

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Land Report Editors

Text by Lesli Allison | Photography by Ilona McCarty “I look at the public lands as a huge asset, assuming you take the time to understand how they work and get to know the people involved.” — Tom Page Start…

Tagged with: Big Creek Ranch, Lesli Allison, Mike Page, Tom Page
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Farming, Feature, Idaho, Water, West

Preservation Tax Breaks Questioned

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Land Report Editors

A Napa County grand jury has questioned millions of dollars in tax breaks that were doled out to preserve wine country farmland with little chance of being developed. Passed in 1965, California’s Williamson Act seeks to ease the financial challenges…

Tagged with: grazing land, Napa County, tax breaks, vineyards, Williamson Act
Posted in Agriculture, California, Conservation, Farming, Feature, News Desk, Pacific, Taxes

Western Landowner Portrait: Sarah King, Anvil Ranch in Arizona

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Land Report Editors

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…

On the Block: 23-Acre Red Lodge Creek Estate in Montana

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Land Report Editors

A 23-acre estate that includes a tributary of the Yellowstone River will be auctioned by Hall and Hall Auctions on August 30 at the property in Red Lodge, Montana. The acreage includes a 5,152-square-foot custom home that was built in…

SOLD! Colorado’s Grizzly Ranch Sells for $18.5 Million

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Land Report Editors

High country North Park livestock operation includes 8,686 deeded acres and 18,000 acres of BLM and State of Colorado leases. An assemblage of three mountain ranches with a carrying capacity of 1,500 cow-calf pairs or 5,000 yearlings sold for $18.5…

Looking Back at Bill Moore

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Eric OKeefe

As the 20th century came to a close, one of the iconic ranches of the American West — the Broken O — was in the midst of a renaissance. And the driving force was a retiree. OK — Bill Moore…

2017 Ranks As Second-Worst Year for Tropical Tree Cover Loss

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Land Report Editors

Scientists from the World Resources Institute and the University of Maryland have determined that last year was the second-worst year for tropical tree cover loss, exceeded only by 2016. An area equivalent in size to Bangladesh — approximately 39 million…

Posted in Agriculture, Feature, News Desk, Public Land, Timber