News Desk

The Commish Takes Our Questions

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Eric OKeefe

Interview by Eric O’Keefe Original Photography by Gustav Schmiege III MUCH LIKE HIS NATIVE STATE, the 28th Commissioner of the General Land Office is an intriguing blend of tradition and innovation. He wears cowboy boots – and an iWatch. His…

Xcel Announces 600MW Wind Farm in South Dakota

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Land Report Editors

The nation’s largest producer of wind power will add 1,550 megawatts of new wind generation in the upper Midwest, including 600 megawatts at a wind farm located in South Dakota’s Codington, Deuel, and Grant Counties. According to Xcel Energy, the…

Tagged with: wind farm, Xcel
Posted in Energy, Feature, Great Plains, News Desk, South Dakota

SOLD! Blue Apron Acquires Sustainable Meat Producer BN Ranch

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Niman Ranch founder Bill Niman has sold his BN Ranch brand to California-based meal delivery service Blue Apron. BN Ranch has been a supplier of grass-fed beef to Blue Apron for two years. Terms were not disclosed. Niman will remain…

Tagged with: Bill Niman, Blue Apron, BN Ranch
Posted in Agriculture, California, Cattle, Conservation, Farming, Feature, News Desk, Pacific

1031 Exchanges Endangered

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Eric OKeefe

Congress considers eliminating key landowner tax tool. Text by Eric O’Keefe | Photography by Jason Walsmith Grover Norquist is bullish on the prospects for passage of tax reform legislation this year. However, the founder and president of Americans for Tax…

Utah Landowners Lose ESA Challenge on Appeal

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Land Report Editors

The 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a 2014 ruling that limited the ability of federal officials to use the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to protect a species located in a single state. Utah landowners had challenged a US…

The 13-Million-Acre Man

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Go behind the scenes with Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush in our Texas issue. The Magazine of the Texas Landowner brings you an exclusive interview with George Prescott Bush, the 28th Commissioner of Texas’s General Land Office. The Commissioner…

Tagged with: Alamo, George P. Bush, Texas, Texas Land Commission
Posted in Conservation, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Interviews, Minerals, Public Land, Southwest, Texas, Water

2016 Marks Third Consecutive Drop in Corn Belt Farm Values

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Land Report Editors

The Seventh Federal Reserve District reported a 1% drop in agricultural land values in 2016. This follows decreases of 3% in both 2015 and 2014. Senior Business Economist David Oppedahl noted the following: – The decrease in the agricultural land…

Posted in Agriculture, Feature, Federal Policy, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Midwest, Missouri, News Desk, Ohio

2017 Land Report Texas Issue

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Get your The Land Report 2017 Texas issue! Our annual Lone Star State roundup features the 13-Million-Acre Man, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush. As the head of Texas’s oldest agency, Bush is responsible for maximizing revenues for the benefit of…

Land Report March 2017 Newsletter

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Meet the 13-million-acre man, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush. Commissioner Bush discusses his first two years at the General Land Office in the Texas edition of the Magazine of the American Landowner. Other reads in this month’s newsletter include:…

Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act Clears House

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Legislation requiring a 116-mile survey at the Texas— Oklahoma border cleared the House by a 250-171 vote. The goal of the survey is to resolve a dispute between the Bureau of Land Management and a group of Texas landowners concerning…

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