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2020 Wellington Land Report

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Land Report Editors

Produced by brokerage Atlantic Western Realty Corporation, the report examines trends in equestrian land sales in the South Florida enclave, known as the winter equestrian capital of the world. For the first time in more than a decade, the actual…

Tagged with: equestrian, South Florida, Wellington Land Report
Posted in Equestrian, Feature, Florida, News Desk, South

Midwest Farmland Values Up In the Third Quarter

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Land Report Editors

The overall 2 percent rise represents the first year-over-year increase in ag land values in the past six years with Indiana and Wisconsin leading the way at 6 percent and 3 percent, respectively. Illinois grew 2 percent with Iowa at…

Where the Buffalo Roam

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Land Report Editors

By KATY RICHARDSON | Photography by WYMAN MEINZER Kelsey’s version of home on the range takes place in the heart of the Big Empty. Texas’s King County has been home to many of the most storied ranches in the history…

Water Futures Start Trading Amid Growing Fears of Scarcity

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Land Report Editors

Futures linked to the Nasdaq Veles California Water Index began trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in early December, representing a whole new way to buy water. Amid concerns about climate change and resource scarcity in a state that uses…

Posted in Agriculture, California, Cattle, Equities, Farming, Feature, News Desk, Newsletter, Pacific, Water

New Zealand Couple Shuns Developers

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Land Report Editors

Despite lucrative offers for their 2,200-acre heritage farming property, Dick and Jillian Jardine donated the land in November to the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust. Situated on New Zealand’s South Island in the Central Lakes Region, the scenic land had…

Posted in Conservation, Feature, International, News Desk

Money for Water

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Land Report Editors

As the Colorado River Compact nears the century mark, an increasing number of conservation efforts seek to incentivize landowners’ valuable water rights. By Ken Mirr, Mirr Ranch Group The centennial of the Colorado River Compact is almost upon us. The…

Land Investment Expo Set for January 12

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Land Report Editors

Online or in person, get ready to attend the 2021 Land Expo in downtown Des Moines. BY CARY ESTES Iowa has long been fertile ground for both farm policy and national politics. This has been especially true since 1972, when…

Posted in Agriculture, Cary Estes, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, Great Plains, Iowa, News Desk

The Sweetest of Deals

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Land Report Editors

SOLD! A broad coalition rallies to preserve a beloved COLORADO landmark. By Cary Estes | Photography by Todd Winslow Pierce The path to commercial development of Colorado’s Sweetwater Lake took a detour down Memory Lane as a nostalgia- fueled community…

Posted in Cary Estes, Colorado, Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, Public Land, Recreation, Water, West

Collins-Modoc Reforestation Project Announced

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Land Report Editors

In partnership with RenewWest, Collins will plant two million trees on 10,000 acres of the Modoc Plateau in Northern California, becoming the largest single-site carbon-focused reforestation project in US history. The goal is to improve land that hasn’t yet recovered…

Leading Harvest Receives Walton Family Foundation Grant

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Land Report Editors

The award supports a pilot program in the Upper Mississippi River Watershed with the goal of removing barriers, accelerating sustainability certification, and jumpstarting market opportunities for producers. The funding advances Leading Harvest’s Farm Management Standard program, which addresses everything from…