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Land Report September 2018 Newsletter

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Land Report Editors

Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates paid $171 million in August to acquire 14,500 acres of farmland owned by John Hancock Life Insurance Company in one of the most coveted agricultural regions of Washington. The lofty purchase price eclipsed April’s $136 million…

Tagged with: Alan Busacca, Bayer, Bill Gates, CatchMark, Columbia River, Cottonwood Ag, Dubai, El Maximo Ranch, glyphosate, hemp, Hortenstine Ranch Company, Luminant, Monsanto
Posted in Agriculture, California, Farming, News Desk, Newsletter, Oregon, Pacific, South, Southwest, Timber, Washington

Land Report August 2018 Newsletter

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Land Report Editors

US farmland takes top billing in our August newsletter as the Department of Agriculture reports in its annual survey that farmland values, including land and structures, moved up for the ninth year in a row and for the thirteenth year…

Tagged with: BLM, David Bernhardt, Department of the Interior, Interior Department, Knorr Ranch, NASS, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Ren Martyn, Ryan Zinke, Summit County, The Colorado Cattlemenâ€™s Agricultural Land Trust
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Land Report July 2018 Newsletter

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Land Report Editors

The robust US economy means plenty of transactions to report in our July newsletter, including: Colorado’s Grizzly Ranch sells for $18.5 million Red Lodge Creek Estate goes to auction on August 30 A 157-acre mountaintop in Beverly Hills lists for $1…

Tagged with: Aaron Kirman, Beverly Hills, BHP, BP, Cross Mountain Ranch, Grizzly Ranch, Hall and Hall Auctions, Harrigan Land Company, Ken Mirr, Napa County, Osterhouse Ranch, Pacific Union, Pfister Land Company, Red Lodge Creek Estate, Ren Martyn, Rob Pfister, shale, Williamson Act
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, California, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Developers, Farming, Hunting, Minerals, Montana, News Desk, Newsletter, Pacific, Public Land, Recreation, Southwest, Taxes, Texas, Water, West

Land Report June 2018 Newsletter

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Land Report Editors

In our June newsletter, the long arm of the law takes center stage: The Supreme Court hands Florida a win over Georgia in a water dispute In Texas, private land seizures have begun as the administration builds its border wall…

Tagged with: biomass, eminent domain, EPA, Scott Pruitt, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, timberland, water court
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Energy, Farming, Federal Policy, International, Midwest, Minerals, News Desk, Newsletter, Northeast, Public Land, Recreation, Southwest, Taxes, Timber, Water, West

Land Report May 2018 Newsletter

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Land Report Editors

A round of applause for the 2017 Deals of the Year: Colorado’s Cielo Vista Ranch, 2017 Ranchland Deal of the Year; South Carolina’s St. Phillips Island, 2017 Conservation Deal of the Year; California Central Valley Farmland, 2017 Agriculture Deal of…

Tagged with: Bixby Ranch, Cielo Vista Ranch, Cojo Ranch, Culebra Peak, Dave Palmerlee, Eagle Creek Fire, Esri, Farmland Partners, Hall and Hall Auctions, Hood County, Hunting Island State Park, Jalama Ranch, Jeff Hubbard, Mirr Ranch Group, Olam International, Pat Lancaster, Peoples Company, St. Phillips Island, Ted Turner, The Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, William Harrison
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Bankruptcy, California, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Developers, Farming, Hunting, Newsletter, Recreation, Residential Property, South Carolina, South Dakota, Timber, Water

Land Report April 2018 Newsletter

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Land Report Editors

Overachievers, led by Dan and Michael Murphy of Colorado’s M4 Ranch Group, were honored at the Realtors Land Institute’s Apex Awards in Nashville on March 13. The Murphys took top honors as APEX 2017 Top National Producer. Get the lowdown…

Tagged with: Aubrie Kobernus, Don Imus, Eddie Lee Rider, Imus Ranch, Jason Newsted, Jay Inslee, Kittitas County, Lesli Allison, M4 Ranch Group, National Public Radio, NPR, Patrick Gottsch, REALTORS' Land Institute, RFD-TV, RLI, Smithfield Foods, University of Wyoming, Western Landowners Alliance
Posted in Agriculture, Energy, Farming, Federal Policy, New Mexico, News Desk, Newsletter, North Carolina, Washington, Water, Wyoming

Land Report January 2018 Newsletter

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Land Report Editors

The bull market for land that took shape in 2017 continues to stoke sales in the new year. Fueled by a broad range of factors including consumer confidence, robust equity markets, and cheap money, it may gain further momentum with…