News Desk

Piecing A Classic Back Together

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Eric OKeefe

When five-time Academy Award winner Francis Ford Coppola first saw the Inglenook Estate in the Napa Valley, he immediately put in a bid to buy it. But he came up short. A year later, he tried a second time. And…

Tagged with: Francis Ford Coppola, Inglenook Estate, Napa Valley, The Wine Group
Posted in Agriculture, California, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Interviews, Pacific

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

Must-See Movie: Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Eric OKeefe

Discovery’s Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman is now available on demand and on Discovery Go. Watch it. Normally, I would insist you see Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman via my Editor’s Note. However, a large body of research has proven that page to be…

Posted in Eric OKeefe, Feature, Great Plains, South, West

Lennar to Pay $5.7 Billion for CalAtlantic

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Continued confidence in a robust US economy was reiterated by the announcement of the largest merger in the housing industry since the onset of the Great Recession. Miami-based Lennar Corp. agreed to buy CalAtlantic Group (formerly known as Standard Pacific…

Posted in Developers, Feature, News Desk, Residential Property, South

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…