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SOLD! Woodie Lee Watson Family Trust Ranch Sells for $3.3 Million

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Badlands Ranch sells for $1,670 per acre. The Woodie Lee Watson Family Trust Ranch in the North Dakota Badlands sold for more than $3.3 million on Sept. 28. The property had been in the family for nearly a century and…

Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Cattle, Feature, Great Plains, News Desk, North Dakota

Land’s Best Friend: The Noble Thief

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Despite its inauspicious heritage, the Brittany spaniel is well beloved by its legions of fans. — Henry Chappell The rootstock of the modern Brittany, one of the world’s most beloved and versatile hunting breeds, is a less-than-savory tale. It dates…

Posted in Agriculture, Dogs, Feature, Great Lakes, Great Plains, Henry Chappell, Hunting, Midwest, Northeast, Pacific, South, Southwest, West

Land Report September 2016 Newsletter

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Thousands of dollars per acre, multi-million-dollar donations, billion-dollar transactions – the third quarter of 2016 ends with a bang! Read all about it in our September newsletter. Articles include: $1 billion sale of Whistler Blackcomb to Vail Resorts approved Yosemite National…

Tagged with: Badlands, EPA, Hall and Hall, Hall and Hall Auctions, John Wildin, Kevin Pifer, North Dakota, Pifer's Auction & Realty, Scott Shuman, Superfund, Trust for Public Land, Vail Resorts, Watson Ranch, Whistler Blackcomb, Yaggy Plantation, Yosemite, Yosemite National Park
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, California, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Developers, Great Plains, International, Kansas, News Desk, Newsletter, North Dakota, Pacific, Public Land, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest

Guaranteed Loan Programs Find Favor

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Ag lenders are reducing exposure to lending risks by requiring more farm real estate as collateral for large, non-real estate farm loans. –The Editors Using responses from 213 banks, economists with the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank presented a survey…

Tagged with: ag, farm loans, Investing, lending, loan programs, real estate
Posted in Agriculture, Bankruptcy, Cattle, Colorado, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, Great Plains, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Southwest, West, Wyoming

SOLD! Osage Nation Buys Ted Turner’s Bluestem Ranch

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Tulsa World reports that the Osage Nation completed a deal in June to buy the Bluestem Ranch for $74 million. The 43,000-acre prairieland property west of Pawhuska was utilized by Turner Ranches to run 3,000 head of bison and cattle.…

Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Feature, Great Plains, Oklahoma

Land Report 2015 Deal of the Year: Standing Butte Ranch

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Land Report Editors

An extraordinary swath of Great Plains native prairie was days away from going to auction. Then Ted Turner stepped up. Like the American bison itself, the pristine prairie that nurtured this magnificent beast has long been in danger of extinction.…

Posted in Agriculture, Conservation, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Great Plains, News Desk, South Dakota

The Land Report Top Ten: Spring 2016

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Land Report Editors

The Waggoner Ranch, which was listed for $725 million, sells in just 18 months. — The Editors 1. SOLD! W.T. Waggoner Ranch (Texas): $725 million Stan Kroenke is the new owner of the legendary Waggoner. Bernard Uechtritz and Sam Middleton…

Posted in Agriculture, California, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Equestrian, Farming, Feature, Florida, Great Plains, Hunting, Kansas, Massachusetts, Midwest, New Mexico, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Southwest, Texas, Timber, Water

Ted Turner Acquires Dances with Wolves Ranch

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Formerly known as the Triple U, the Standing Butte Ranch’s 46,000 acres are native prairie grassland that has never been scarred by disc or blade. After more than a half century of stewardship, the Houck family decided to sell their…

Tagged with: bison, Dances with Wolves, Standing Butte Ranch, Ted Turner, Triple U
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Conservation, Feature, Great Plains, News Desk, South Dakota

800,000+ Acres Added to Conservation Reserve Program

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Land Report Editors

The current enrollment was one of the most selective sign-up periods in CRP’s 30-year history. Per-acre conservation benefits were maximized, and multiple conservation priorities were targeted simultaneously. “Over the past 30 years, CRP has created major environmental improvements throughout the…

Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, Great Lakes, Great Plains, Midwest, News Desk, Northeast, Pacific, South, Southwest, Water, West

The Land Report Spring 2016

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Congratulations to the 2015 Deals of the Year honorees! They include: 2015 Land Report Deal of the Year: Standing Butte Ranch (South Dakota) 2015 Deal of the Century: Waggoner Ranch (Texas) 2015 Agriculture Deal of the Year: Ulmer Ranch (California) 2015 Conservation Deal of the…