Farming

Fortune Reports Soros and Rothschild Invested in Land

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Eric OKeefe

As millions of landowners already know, investing in a piece of property does more than just bring piece of mind. It can bring an excellent return. This story is one worth repeating, particularly in today’s economic climate when Americans have…

Tagged with: Brazil, George Soros, Lord Jacob Rothschild, Mississippi, Shonda Warner
Posted in Farming, Feature, International, News Desk, Regional News, Topics

On the Block: 170 Acres in Marion County, Illinois

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Land Report Editors

Update: The complete tract of land went unsold during the brief auction. The first tract at 50 acres was passed on at $120,000, the second tract at 40 acres was unsold at $96,000, and the third tract at 80 acres…

Tagged with: auction, CRP, hunting, Illinois
Posted in Auctions, Conservation, Farming, Feature, Grant Gannon, Hunting, Midwest, Recreation

For Sale: 30-Acre Napa Valley Vineyard

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Land Report Editors

Tired of some sommelier always offering overpriced vino? Think you could churn out a choice wine using your own grapes? Then what’s stopping you? This 30-acre Napa Valley vineyard is all about the dirt . Jocelyne Monello of Heritage Sotheby’s…

Tagged with: California, Heritage Sotheby's International Realty, Jocelyne Monello, Napa, Napa County, Napa Valley
Posted in Farming, Feature, Grant Gannon, News Desk, Pacific, Regional News, Topics

Foreign Investors Own Major Stake in Maine

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Eric OKeefe

Foreign investors own an interest in 21.2 million acres of U.S. forest and farmland, an amount that equates to just under 1 percent of all the land in the U.S. Every one of the 50 states as well as Puerto…

Tagged with: AFIDA, Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, Farm Service Agency, foreign land holdings, FSA, Maine, Timber, timberland, USDA
Posted in Cattle, Eric OKeefe, Farming, Feature, Minerals, News Desk, Northeast, Recreation, Regional News, Texas, Timber, Topics, West

For Sale: Split Rock Ranch

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Land Report Editors

As previously reported, the Bell Ranch is the largest piece of property for sale in the United States today. At more than 290,000 acres, the massive holding would instantly qualify its new owner(s) for inclusion on The Land Report 100. But…

Tagged with: Grant Gannon, Ranch Marketing Associates, Split Rock Ranch, Sweetwater River, Wyoming
Posted in Cattle, Conservation, Farming, Feature, Great Plains, Hunting, Public Land, Recreation, West

Sold! “Nicest Lakefront Property in East Tennessee”

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Land Report Editors

Update: According to Chip Miller of NAI Knoxville, the Fort Loudon Lake property sold Saturday morning for $26.5 million to Bryan Testerman of Testerman Construction. That’s $54,000 per acre. Additional details to follow. Original Post: Nearly 500 acres just outside…

Tagged with: Al Kraemer Farm, Fort Loudon Lake, Grant Gannon, Knoxv, Knoxville, Tennessee
Posted in Auctions, Developers, Farming, Feature, Recreation, Residential Property, South

Largest Drop in Rural Land Prices? The Ukraine!

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Land Report Editors

According to this ABC Australia report, land values around the world are plummeting. The hardest hit country? The Ukraine. The value of rural land in the Ukraine has plummeted a staggering 75 percent. The Australian news report indicates that the…

Tagged with: credit crisis, global recession, Grant Gannon, land values, Ukraine
Posted in Cattle, Developers, Farming, Feature, Grant Gannon, International

Florida: “It’s Almost Like a Fire Sale”

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Land Report Editors

A University of Florida study has put a staggering number on just how badly the economic crisis has impacted rural land values in the Sunshine State. The study concludes that land values plummeted upwards of 55 percent in 2008 from…

Tagged with: credit crisis, Florida, land values, Rodney Clouser, University of Florida
Posted in Developers, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, Florida, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Taxes, Texas

For Sale: Lance Armstrong’s Texas Ranch

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Land Report Editors

Apparently retirement was just too boring for Lance Armstrong. The seven-time Tour de France winner ended his hiatus from cycling earlier this year and is currently in training for a shot at his eighth Tour title later this year. (Although…

Tagged with: Central Texas, Dead Man's Hole, Grant Gannon, Lance Armstrong, Laura Gottesman, Pedernales River, Texas Hill Country, Tour de France
Posted in Conservation, Farming, Feature, Grant Gannon, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest, Water

Billion-Dollar Everglades Sale Drastically Downsized

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Eric OKeefe

Florida’s ambitious Everglades restoration plan has been drastically scaled back, a victim of the economic recession. Originally slated to be a 187,000-acre, $1.75 billion deal when announced in June 2008, the deal has gone back to the drawing board on…