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.…
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Land Report 2015 Deal of the Year: Standing Butte Ranch
A 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. In…
The Land Report Top Ten: Spring 2016
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
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
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Conservation, Feature, Great Plains, News Desk, South Dakota
800,000+ Acres Added to Conservation Reserve Program
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
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…
Tagged with: Bernard Uechtritz, bison, Dances with Wolves, Deals of the Year, Greenwood Plantation, Jock Whitney, Joel Leadbetter, Jon Kohler, Plum Creek, Sam Middleton, Stan Kroenke, Ted Turner, Turner Ranches, Ulmer Ranch, Waggoner, Weyerhaeuser
Posted in Back Issues, Great Plains, News Desk, Pacific, South, Southwest, West
Posted in Back Issues, Great Plains, News Desk, Pacific, South, Southwest, West
SOLD! 13,440 Acres of Northern Nebraska Farmland Fetches $46 Million
Farmers National Company announced the sale of a 13,440-acre Keya Paha County farm. The transaction closed in 2015. According to Brownfield Ag News, the $46 million sale price was a potential record for Northern Nebraska farmland. Dave Hickey and Robert…
Wildfire Torch Record Acreage in 2015
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that wildfires burned a record 10,125,149 acres across the United States last year. The 2015 total eclipsed the previous record, which was set in 2006. Of last year’s blazes, more than 50 exceeded 50,000 acres,…
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Agriculture Sector Endures Second Straight Annual Decline
The Department of Agriculture is projecting that 2015 will mark another down year for American farmers and ranchers with agricultural sector production projected to fall 9.2 percent to $427 billion. Contributing factors include increased global competition and a slowdown in…
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Longstanding Dispute Festers Near Elkhorn Ranch
With preliminary construction for a gravel-mining operation set to begin on 25 acres in Western North Dakota near Theodore Roosevelt’s former ranch, dozens of conservation groups are making a last-ditch effort to halt the plans. Eight years ago, the U.S.…
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