Breaking stories dominate our September newsletter: USDA reports a 7 percent increase in farmland values Montana’s $136.25 million Climbing Arrow sells $4.5 billion pipeline proposed to capture carbon at Midwest ethanol plants ConocoPhillips pays $9.5 billion for Shell’s Permian Basin…
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Land Report September 2021 Newsletter
Tagged with: ACE Basin, Alex Maher, BLM, BLM headquarters, Brown Land, Bryan Anderson, Bryce Connery, C.J. Brown, Chip Hall, Climbing Arrow Ranch, ConocoPhillips, Deb Haaland, ethanol, farmland values, John Merritt, King George II, Live Water Southern, Mike Swan, Plantation Services, Premier Land Company, Shell, Summit Ag, Summit Carbon Solution, Swan Land Company, Twickenham Plantation, USDA, Wise Batten
Posted in Great Plains, Iowa, Midwest, Montana, Nebraska, Newsletter, North Dakota, South Dakota, Southwest, Texas, West
Posted in Great Plains, Iowa, Midwest, Montana, Nebraska, Newsletter, North Dakota, South Dakota, Southwest, Texas, West
The Land Report Summer 2021
Our Summer 2021 Issue features a compelling lineup of great reads: Sporting Properties: Tour one of Bear Bryant’s favorite haunts, Alabama’s Sedgefield Plantation, and then go west to Colorado’s Elk Creek Ranch. Rocky Mountains: Go behind the scenes at Montana’s…
Tagged with: bison, Elk Creek Ranch, Greg Norman, Sedgefield Plantation, Ted Turner, Turner Institute, Western Landowners Alliance
Posted in Back Issues, Great Plains, Midwest, Northeast, South, West
Posted in Back Issues, Great Plains, Midwest, Northeast, South, West
Midwest Farmland Values Up In the Third Quarter
The overall 2 percent rise represents the first year-over-year increase in ag land values in the past six years with Indiana and Wisconsin leading the way at 6 percent and 3 percent, respectively. Illinois grew 2 percent with Iowa at…
Posted in Agriculture, Feature, Federal Policy, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Midwest, News Desk, Wisconsin
Bill Gates: America’s Top Farmland Owner
By ERIC O’KEEFE The cofounder of Microsoft and his wife rank as America’s largest private farmland owners. Call it a hunch, but the story did not jibe. I scanned the headline for the umpteenth time and then read and reread…
Tagged with: Bill Gates, Cascade Investment, Eric O'Keefe, Land Report 100, Melinda Gates, Microsoft, Tri-City Herald, Wendy Culverwell
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Great Plains, Land Report 100, Midwest, Pacific, South, Southwest, West
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Great Plains, Land Report 100, Midwest, Pacific, South, Southwest, West
Leading Harvest Receives Walton Family Foundation Grant
The award supports a pilot program in the Upper Mississippi River Watershed with the goal of removing barriers, accelerating sustainability certification, and jumpstarting market opportunities for producers. The funding advances Leading Harvest’s Farm Management Standard program, which addresses everything from…
Tagged with: Leading Harvest, sustainable agriculture, Walton Family Foundation
Posted in Agriculture, Farming, Feature, Midwest, Mississippi, News Desk, Water
Posted in Agriculture, Farming, Feature, Midwest, Mississippi, News Desk, Water
Trillion-Dollar Bet On American Farmland
An aging demographic heralds a seismic shift in agricultural asset ownership. — Dan Charles For a glimpse of what could happen to a trillion dollars’ worth of American farmland, meet Ray Williams. He’s a lawyer-turned farmer, growing organic grain and…
Tagged with: absentee ownership, agricultural assets, Alternative Equity Advisors, Bob Moore, Bob's Red Mill, capital-intensive farming, farmland, institutional capital, Peoples Company, Steve Bruere, Williams Hudson Bay Farm
Posted in Agriculture, Farming, Feature, Iowa, Midwest, Oregon, Pacific, Water
Posted in Agriculture, Farming, Feature, Iowa, Midwest, Oregon, Pacific, Water
Illinois Farmland Holds Steady at $10,500 Per Acre
So concluded a year-end survey conducted in February that asked Illinois appraisers and farmland real estate brokers for their take on the market. Despite considerable swings in commodities pricing, the value of excellent quality farmland did not take a hit…
Land Report April 2020 Newsletter
Our April newsletter showcases the debut of our 2020 Texas special issue, which features an in-depth look at the battle to save bobwhite and blue quail. Other quick reads include: Land values in Nebraska rise 3 percent Illinois farmland holds…
Tagged with: AFM, American Forest Management, Brad Kelley, citrus, citrus greening, Dean Saunders, ethanol, farmland values, Henry Chappell, land values, Lindsay Corporation, quail habitat, quail hunting, Renewable Fuel Standard, Rolling Plains Research Ranch, Russell Graves, Saunders Real Estate, Texas
Posted in Great Plains, Midwest, Newsletter, South, Southwest, West
Posted in Great Plains, Midwest, Newsletter, South, Southwest, West
Corn Farmers Brace for Drop in Demand
The coronavirus pandemic is resulting in lower demand for gasoline and negatively impacting demand for corn used for ethanol. According to Todd Hubbs at the University of Illinois, gasoline consumption could dip 15 to 20 percent in the coming months,…
Tagged with: corn, coronavirus, demand, ethanol, Farmers, gasoline
Posted in Agriculture, Energy, Farming, Feature, Great Plains, Illinois, Midwest, News Desk
Posted in Agriculture, Energy, Farming, Feature, Great Plains, Illinois, Midwest, News Desk
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