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Land Report 100er: William Noble Lane II

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Land Report Editors

Bill Lane believed in taking the “steeper path to the farther goal.” A visionary with an independent spirit, Lane’s love of the land and the Western lifestyle led him to resurrect New Mexico’s legendary Bell Ranch and return it to…

Corn Profits Sky High

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Land Report Editors

Corn revenues could easily surpass $40 billion in the United States this year as farmers rush to take advantage of rising interest in ethanol, according to a recent report issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Tagged with: corn, corn ethanol, corn prices, farm policy, USDA
Posted in Agriculture, Federal Policy, Great Lakes, Great Plains, Midwest, South, Southwest, West

Corn Drives Land Prices Higher and Higher

Posted on October 1, 2007 by Eric OKeefe

It’s official. The New York Times proclaimed in August that the market for Midwestern farmland was “hot,” a declaration akin to labeling Hurricane Katrina “dangerous” two weeks after it devastated the Gulf Coast. Anyone remotely familiar with the Corn Belt…