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Land to Table: Raw Pecans from Durham-Ellis Pecans

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Eric OKeefe

Credit M.W. DURHAM SR. with creating this flagship brand a century ago. During the depths of the Great Depression, the Central Texas entrepreneur set out tables piled high with fresh pecans and paid eager locals by the pound to shell…

Beneath the Blue Ridge

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Eric OKeefe

By ERIC O’KEEFE Rich with history, blessed by Mother Nature, and graced by a world-class location, the offering of ELDON STOCK FARM ranks as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the savvy, conservation-minded investor. Long BEFORE LEWIS AND CLARK shoved off from…

Boone Pickens’ Mesa Vista Ranch Asking $220 Million

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Eric OKeefe

Two years have passed since Boone Pickens announced his intention to sell his Mesa Vista Ranch for $250 million. Known as the home of “the world’s best quail hunting,” the 64,809-acre contiguous tract was meticulously assembled and strategically enhanced by…

Next Steps for Treasure Hill

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Eric OKeefe

Park City approves open space status for landmark conservation acquisition. — Eric O’Keefe Yoga Berra would have made a world-class real estate broker. Consider the following words of wisdom from the Hall of Fame catcher: “It ain’t over till it’s…

Tagged with: Conservation, Park City, ski, Treasure Hill
Posted in Conservation, Developers, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Public Land, Recreation, Utah, West

Clint Eastwood Presents a Master Class in Stewardship at Tehama

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Eric OKeefe

By Eric O’Keefe Clint Eastwood Photography by Gustav Schmiege III Tehama Photography by Jason Speth Clint Eastwood is mesmerized. He puts lunch on hold and stares intently at the flat screen TV at the Saloon in the Clubhouse at Tehama.…

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

The SMS Brand

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Eric OKeefe

An energetic Swede, SVANTE MAGNUS SWENSON established a 680,000-acre ranching empire north of Abilene. Texas history brims with rags to riches stories, but few can vie with the life and times of Svante “Sven” Swenson (1816—1896). A Swedish immigrant who…

Canadian Pension Fund Buys Broetje Orchards

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Eric OKeefe

One of largest vertically-integrated, family-owned tree-fruit farms in the PACIFIC NORTHWEST sold in December. – Eric O’Keefe Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has acquired Washington State’s Broetje Orchards. The blockbuster transaction, which included 6,175 acres of tree-fruit orchards, closed in December.…

SOLD: Florida’s El Maximo Ranch Sells

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Eric OKeefe

After a three-generation run, the cattle kingdom that LATT MAXCY built comes to an end. South Carolinian by birth, Latimer “Latt” Maxcy (1887-1971) was an empire builder, the sort of individual who changed not only his own destiny but that…

Aspen Ranch Finally Sells — For Pennies on the Dollar

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Eric OKeefe

The 244-acre Circle R Ranch sold at auction for $14.3 million – a 75 percent discount off of its original listing price four years ago. Featuring six homes with a combined 22 bedrooms and 20.5 bathrooms, the ranch was controlled…

Posted in Auctions, Colorado, Feature, News Desk, Residential Property, West