News Desk

Legalization of Hemp Leads to Legal Nightmares

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Land Report Editors

In Georgia, consumption of hemp and hemp products is legal, but the consumption of cannabidoil (CBD oil) is not. In North Carolina, hemp flower can be sold — except in smokable form. South Carolina allows consumption of CBD oil, but…

Tagged with: Farm Bill, hemp, legalization
Posted in Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, Georgia, News Desk, North Carolina, South, South Carolina

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…

Leading Harvest Sets the Standard

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Land Report Editors

A new coalition of farmland owners and operators will introduce a sustainable agriculture standard in 2020. BY CARY ESTES If Earth is our home, then the kitchen takes up half our house. According to the World Bank, 50 percent of…

Posted in Agriculture, Cary Estes, Conservation, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Water

Enrollment for CRP Open Until February 28

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Land Report Editors

Farmers and ranchers enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program receive an annual rental payment upon planting long-term, resource-conserving species like improved grasses or trees. The goal is to mitigate soil erosion, bolster water quality, and develop wildlife habitats on marginally…

Federal Judge Blocks Border Wall

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Land Report Editors

On December 10, 2019 Federal District Court Judge David Briones of El Paso blocked the Trump administration’s plan to spend $3.6 billion in military funds on border barrier construction, jeopardizing his promise to erect 450 linear miles of steel fencing…

Posted in Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Southwest, Texas

Obamas Close on 29-Acre Vineyard Estate

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Land Report Editors

Strong activity buoys Massachusetts coastal market. According to the Vineyard Gazette, the former First Family rented the 6,892-square-foot waterfront home during the summer of 2019. With views of a barrier beach and the Atlantic, the residence has seven bedrooms, eight-and-a-half…

Tenth District Farmland Values Weaken

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Land Report Editors

Conditions for farm credit in the Federal Reserve’s Tenth District worsened in the third quarter of 2019 in spite of a modest price increase in various commodities. Other support, including government payments and loan repayment rates, likewise declined, though it…

The Land Report Winter 2019

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Land Report Editors

Ready for the Land Report 100 sponsored by Hayden Outdoors Real Estate? For starters, we’ve got a brand new No. 2: the Emmersons, owners of Sierra Pacific Industries. The acquisition of more than 126,000 acres of California forestland moves them…

Posted in Back Issues, News Desk

2020 Land Investment Expo

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Land Report Editors

It wasn’t too long ago that people turned their attention to Iowa in the dead of winter roughly once every four years. But today, each and every January, you’ll see pundits, presidential hopefuls, economists, entrepreneurs and reality TV stars in…