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Trail Boss – The Bob Funk Story

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Eric OKeefe

The name says it all: The Big Event. Those who have never had the good fortune to set foot in the Express Ranches Sale Barn have no inkling of the beehive buzzing under the big top. In one corner, eager…

America’s Top Brokerages and Auction Houses: Farmers National Company

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Land Report Editors

Farmers National Company was begun in 1929–historically not a banner year for starting new businesses, but over 80 years have passed and the company is thriving. Originally, the company’s core business was farm management, and today it’s the largest, fastest-growing…

Tagged with: auction, farmland, land auctions, Nebraska, ranchland
Posted in 2011 Spring, Auctions, Cattle, Farming, Feature, Great Plains, Hunting, Magazine, Midwest, News Desk, South, Southwest, West

America’s Top Auction Houses: Pifer’s Auction & Realty

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Land Report Editors

“Land is not only a great place to store wealth. It is yesterday’s small cap stock without the risk.” – Kevin Pifer. Pifer’s Auction & Realty is a full-service auction and real estate firm headed by Kevin Pifer, former North…

Tagged with: farmland, Kevin Pifer, Pifer's Auction & Realty
Posted in 2011 Spring, Feature, Great Plains, Magazine, Midwest, News Desk

Minnesota Power to Expand Bison Wind Farm

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Land Report Editors

Minnesota Power has notified the North Dakota Public Service Commission of its intent to begin the second phase of the Bison Wind Farm project in central North Dakota. The additional capacity will increase total power generation to 185 MW. The…

Nebraska Governor to Address Wind Conference

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Eric OKeefe

Gov. Dave Heineman is slated as one of the keynote speakers next month at the Nebraska Wind Power 2009 Conference. Scheduled for Nov. 9-10 in Kearney, the conference will feature nationally known experts on wind and wind power and focus…

Tagged with: Dave Heineman, Nebraska, wind energy
Posted in Energy, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Federal Policy, Great Plains, News Desk, Regional News, Topics

Tour the Flying D With Ted Turner

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Land Report Editors

Want an opportunity to meet the top gun on The Land Report 100 on one of his many ranches? Now you can, thanks to a Montana fundraiser. Tickets to tour Ted Turner’s 119,000-acre Flying D Ranch are still available, and…

For Sale: Split Rock Ranch

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Land Report Editors

As previously reported, the Bell Ranch is the largest piece of property for sale in the United States today. At more than 290,000 acres, the massive holding would instantly qualify its new owner(s) for inclusion on The Land Report 100. But…

Sold! 1,789 Acres of Kansas Farmland for $765 Per Acre

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Eric OKeefe

Nebraska’s York College sold off a 1,789-acre bequest in Ellis County, Kansas. The college got $1.369 million ($765 per acre) at the January auction and retained the mineral rights.

Tagged with: Ellis County, Eric O'Keefe, Hays Wind, Iberdrola, Kansas, wind farm, York College
Posted in Auctions, Energy, Eric OKeefe, Farming, Feature, Great Plains, News Desk, Regional News, Topics

North Dakota Bucks the Recession

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Eric OKeefe

The rest of the U.S. may have fallen into a recession, but at the north end of the Great Plains a robust economy and a tight labor supply is keeping North Dakota humming. Unemployment rate? Holding steady at 3.4 percent. New…

Federal Reserve Bullish on Great Plains

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Eric OKeefe

Farmland in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and parts of New Mexico jumped 20 percent in the third quarter of 2008, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City this week. Here are some of the…