R-CALF USA joined with four cattle-feeding ranchers in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Wyoming to file a class-action lawsuit against the largest US beef packers. The Big Four packers — Cargill, JBS, National Beef, and Tyson — are accused of conspiring…
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Ranchers File Antitrust Suit Against Beef Packers
Tagged with: Big Four, lawsuit, R-CALF USA
Posted in Agriculture, California, Cattle, Feature, Great Plains, Iowa, Kansas, Midwest, Nebraska, News Desk, Pacific, West, Wyoming
Posted in Agriculture, California, Cattle, Feature, Great Plains, Iowa, Kansas, Midwest, Nebraska, News Desk, Pacific, West, Wyoming
Land Report June 2019 Newsletter
Our 2019 Texas issue takes center stage in the June newsletter. Feature stories include a photo essay by Rahm Carrington featuring the Return to the Remuda sale, an overview of Texas land markets, and a cover story by Henry Chappell…
Posted in California, Colorado, Great Plains, Montana, New York, News Desk, Newsletter, Pacific, Southwest, Texas, West
Ted Turner: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader
No. 2 Ted Turner 2,000,000 acres Running the largest private herd of bison on earth – more than 50,000 head – requires an enormous amount of grazing land. Some of the finest natural pasturage can be found on the Great…
Tagged with: America’s Largest Landowners, bison, Great Plains, Kime Ranch, land report, LandLeader, McMurtrey Ranch, Spikebox, Ted Turner, The Land Report, Turner Ranches
Posted in Agriculture, Conservation, Feature, Great Plains, Land Report 100, Montana, Nebraska, West
Posted in Agriculture, Conservation, Feature, Great Plains, Land Report 100, Montana, Nebraska, West
Cash Crunch Squeezes Farm Operators
Farmland values in the Tenth District dropped an average of 3 percent, according to the Kansas City Fed’s Ag Credit Survey. Blame it on decreased farm income, which fell for the fifth consecutive year. –The Editors The Kansas City Fed…
Tagged with: Agricultural Credit Conditions, farm incime, farm income, farm liquidity, Kansas City Fed, lending
Posted in Agriculture, Colorado, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, Great Plains, Kansas, Midwest, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, News Desk, Oklahoma, Southwest, West, Wyoming
Posted in Agriculture, Colorado, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, Great Plains, Kansas, Midwest, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, News Desk, Oklahoma, Southwest, West, Wyoming
U.S. Ranks As World’s Largest Oil Producer
For the first time since 1973, the United States has topped Saudi Arabia and Russia as the largest global producer of crude oil. The news was announced by the Energy Information Agency (EIA) and is based on preliminary estimates from…
Tagged with: crude oil, Energy Information Agency, oil producer
Posted in Energy, Feature, Great Plains, Minerals, Montana, New Mexico, News Desk, North Dakota, Southwest, Texas, West
Posted in Energy, Feature, Great Plains, Minerals, Montana, New Mexico, News Desk, North Dakota, Southwest, Texas, West
SOLD! 770-Acres of Nebraska Farmland Go For $1.75 Million
Single Bigger Acquires Prime Waterfowl Tract Along North Platte Thirty-one bidders registered for the auction of 770 acres located four miles west of Sutherland; more than 100 attended the January 30 sale. The acreage was offered in four parcels, including…
Farmland Values in the Corn Belt Swing to Positive
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
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
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
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…
Cropland Values Hold Steady at $4,090 Per Acre Nationwide
The Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service announced that from 2016 to 2017, US cropland values remained constant at $4,090 per acre. Top gainers included Texas and Oklahoma, which saw increases of 6.3 and 6.1 percent, respectively. Kansas cropland…
Posted in Agriculture, Farming, Feature, Great Lakes, Great Plains, Midwest, News Desk, Northeast, Pacific, South, Southwest, West
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