Agriculture

The Land Report Top Ten: Fall 2017

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Cielo Vista Ranch and its amazing array of mountain peaks sold in August. — The Editors 1. NEW! Molokai Ranch (Hawaii): $260 million This 55,574-acre ranch ranks as one of the Aloha State’s largest and encompasses more than one-third of…

Tagged with: Bryan Pickens, Republic Ranches, Slifer Smith and Frampton
Posted in Agriculture, California, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Equestrian, Feature, Florida, Hawaii, Hunting, News Desk, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Southwest, Texas, West

Farmland Values in the Corn Belt Swing to Positive

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Despite lower prices for corn and beans, ag land values in the all-important Seventh Federal Reserve District increased 1 percent. This gain was not only for the second quarter over the first quarter of 2017, but it also applied on…

Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Feature, Federal Policy, Great Plains, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, News Desk, Wisconsin

2017 Land Report 100

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Land Report Editors

America’s largest landowners continue to increase their holdings. That’s one of the many takeaways from the 2017 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader. Liberty Media chairman John Malone retained the top spot as the nation’s largest landowner with 2.2 million…

Tagged with: John Malone, Land Report 100, Peter Buck, Stan Kroenke, Ted Turner, Thomas Peterffy, William Randolph Hearst
Posted in Agriculture, Back Issues, Cattle, Conservation, Developers, Energy, Equestrian, Farming, Federal Policy, Great Lakes, Great Plains, Hunting, Land Report 100, Midwest, Minerals, News Desk, Northeast, Pacific, South, Southwest, Timber, Water, West

Land Report 2017 Legacy Landowner: Ted Turner

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Eric OKeefe

Like the North Star above his beloved Flying D Ranch, our 2017 Legacy Landowner has been a constant beacon, ceaseless in his support of all God’s creatures and His lands. By Eric O’Keefe When was the first time you became…

Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Interviews, Land Report 100, Montana, New Mexico, Southwest, West

Land Report November 2017 Newsletter

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Page through the digital version of The Land Report online and discover dozens of investment opportunities from coast to coast. Farmland, timber tracts, cattle ranches, and transitional land are all featured, including: Washington’s Weidert Farm Colorado’s Cross Mountain Ranch South Carolina’s…

Tagged with: Cross Mountain Ranch, Gunter's Island, Weidert Farm
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Farming, Federal Policy, Hunting, News Desk, Newsletter, Pacific, Public Land, Recreation, South, South Carolina, Timber, Washington, Water, West

SOLD! Bowen Arrow Ranch Sells for $10+ Million

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Colorado’s Bowen Arrow Farm and Ranch sold at auction in October. The 8,735-acre operation was offered in 26 separate tracts. According to Hall and Hall Auctions, which handled the sale, a total of 73 bidders registered, with eight buyers paying…

Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Cattle, Colorado, Feature, News Desk, West

Chicago Fed to Host Global Ag Conference

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Anyone remotely interested in US agriculture and its ties to the global economy should make plans to attend the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Agricultural Conference on Tuesday, November 28. The focus of the one-day event will be agricultural trade…

Tagged with: Chicago Fed, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Tom Vilsack
Posted in Agriculture, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Midwest, Missouri, News Desk, Ohio

2016 Land Report 100: Coffee Family

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Land Report Editors

No. 44 Coffee Family 256,000 acres (NEW TO LIST) Siblings Caren Coffee and Bill Coffee, whose forebears include Montana Rodeo Hall of Famer C.M. Coffee, own the Coffee Cattle Company in Miles City, the “Cow Capital of the West.” Both…

Tagged with: #2016LR100, 2016 Land Report 100, Bill Coffee, Caren Coffee, Coffee Cattle Company, Coffee Family, Coffee land, Famer C.M. Coffee, land, Land Report magazine, LandLeader, Stockman Bank, Stockman Financial Corporation
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Feature, Land Report 100, Montana, West

High Court to Consider the Waters of the U.S.

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Land Report Editors

The Supreme Court will consider an Obama administration rule known as Waters of the US (WOTUS). The EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers issued the joint rule in 2015, which determines which wetlands and streams receive automatic protection under…

Tagged with: Clean Waters Act, National Assocation of Manufactures, Obama, WOTUS
Posted in Agriculture, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Regional News, Water

2016 Land Report 100: Fasken Family

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Land Report Editors

No. 43 Fasken Family 260,000 acres (Up 95,000 acres) Four generations of the Midland clan have shepherded Fasken Oil & Ranch, one of the largest private energy companies in Texas. The family’s Permian Basin-area holdings date back to 1913, when…

Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Energy, Feature, Land Report 100, Minerals, Southwest, Texas