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Charlotte’s Web Farm on Market for First Time in 30 Years

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Yankee Magazine reports that E.B. White’s 44-acre saltwater farm on the Maine coast has been listed for $3.7 million by Martha Dischinger at Downeast Properties. E.B. and Katharine White bought the farm, which sits on a small inlet off Blue…

Posted in Agriculture, Feature, Maine, Northeast, Residential Property

Cropland Values Hold Steady at $4,090 Per Acre Nationwide

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Land Report Editors

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

The Land Report Top Ten: Spring 2017

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Big ranches, big resources, and big views dominate the nation’s leading listings. – The Editors 1. Sandow Lakes Ranch (Texas): $250 million This 33,777-acre acre Central Texas property is being sold by Alcoa. Bernard Uechtritz of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International…

Posted in California, Colorado, Feature, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, Northeast, Pacific, South, Southwest, Texas, West

Trump Orders Review of National Monuments Over Last Two Decades

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Secretary of Interior to vet designations since 1996. President Donald Trump directed Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke to review national monuments greater than 100,000 acres created by the Antiquities Act since January 1, 1996. The Antiquities Act Executive Order,…

Tagged with: Antiquities Act, Interior Department, national monuments, President Donald Trump, Ryan Zinke
Posted in Feature, Federal Policy, Great Lakes, Great Plains, Midwest, News Desk, Northeast, Pacific, South, Southwest, West

SOLD! Dartmouth College Sells Scenic Farm for $1.84 Million

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Land Report Editors

The Ivy League institution sold New Hampshire’s Hudson Farm to The Trust for Public Land, which immediately deeded the 175-acre tract to the National Park Service as an addition to the Appalachian Trail. A mixture of forest, fields, and wetlands,…

Tagged with: Dartmouth College, Hudson Farm, National Park Service, The Trust for Public Land
Posted in Conservation, Feature, New Hampshire, News Desk, Northeast

1031 Exchanges Endangered

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Eric OKeefe

Congress considers eliminating this essential tax tool for landowners. Text by Eric O’Keefe | Photography by Jason Walsmith Grover Norquist is bullish on the prospects for passage of tax reform legislation this year. However, the founder and president of Americans…

Tagged with: 1031 exchanges, Americans for Tax Reform, Grover Norquist, IRS, land, tax, tax reform
Posted in Eric OKeefe, Feature, Federal Policy, Great Lakes, Great Plains, Midwest, News Desk, Northeast, Pacific, South, Southwest, States, Taxes, West

Behold An Enchanted Forest

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Eric OKeefe

A Maine entrepreneur’s extraordinary generosity spurs the creation of a North Woods gem. Burt’s Bees cofounder Roxanne Quimby just put a big X on her bucket list. She gave away 87,654 acres – to the Department of the Interior. The…

Tagged with: Burts Bees, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, National Park Service, Roxanne Quimby
Posted in Conservation, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Maine, News Desk, Northeast, Public Land, Recreation

The Land Report Top Ten: Winter 2016

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Coastal compounds, a Rocky Mountain retreat, Texas ranches, and a Florida key take top honors. – The Editors 1. Sandow Lakes Ranch (Texas): $250 million This 33,777-acre acre Central Texas sanctuary is being sold by Alcoa. Bernard Uechtritz, international real…

Posted in California, Colorado, Conservation, Equestrian, Feature, Florida, Hunting, Massachusetts, News Desk, Northeast, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest, Texas, Water, West

The Land Report Top Ten: Fall 2016

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Legacy Springs Ranch ranks as one of the last great private holdings in Texas’s Highland Lakes region. — The Editors 1. NEW! Sandow Lakes Ranch (Texas): $250 million This 33,777-acre acre Central Texas sanctuary is being sold by Alcoa. Bernard…

Posted in Agriculture, California, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Energy, Equestrian, Farming, Feature, Florida, Hunting, Massachusetts, Nevada, News Desk, Northeast, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Southwest, Texas, Water, West

2016 Land Report 100

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Land Report Editors

More than 20 new landowners grace the ranks of the 2016 Land Report 100 sponsored. Among the new Land Report 100ers are California’s Fisher family, who founded The Gap in 1969. With some 440,000 acres in Northern California, the Fishers ranked No.…