WEYERHAEUSER closed on the sale of 145,000 acres of high-elevation timberland in Washington to Portland-based Hampton Resources for $266 million. That’s the lead story in our July newsletter, which also includes: Sealed bids on Garst Farm due August 6 Farmers…
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Land Report June 2021 Newsletter
The Magazine of the American Landowner is pleased to announce the 2020 Deals of the Year. They include: 2020 Deal of the Year: The Bluffs of Saint Teresa 2020 Conservation Deal of the Year: Fishers Peak State Park 2020 Farmland…
Posted in California, Colorado, Florida, Great Lakes, Minnesota, News Desk, Newsletter, Pacific, South, West
2020 Farmland Deal of the Year
By Christina Holbrook | Photography courtesy of Ferrari-Carano Here’s to the 2020 acquisition of Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery by Bill Foley. The estimated $250 million purchase doubled Foley Family Wines’ holdings in Sonoma County to nearly 2,400 acres and upped production…
Suppressing Fires Has Failed
Five of California’s 10 largest fires in modern history are all burning at once. Together, this year’s wildfires have already destroyed 4,200 buildings, forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes, and scorched more than 3.2 million acres…
Tagged with: California, California Wildfire Commission, controlled burns, Fire Suppression, mitigation, Stanford Woods Institute, U.S. Forest Service, wildfires
Posted in California, Editor's Choice, Pacific, West
Posted in California, Editor's Choice, Pacific, West
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
Water Futures Start Trading Amid Growing Fears of Scarcity
Futures linked to the Nasdaq Veles California Water Index began trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in early December, representing a whole new way to buy water. Amid concerns about climate change and resource scarcity in a state that uses…
Collins-Modoc Reforestation Project Announced
In partnership with RenewWest, Collins will plant two million trees on 10,000 acres of the Modoc Plateau in Northern California, becoming the largest single-site carbon-focused reforestation project in US history. The goal is to improve land that hasn’t yet recovered…
Tagged with: Collins Companies, Collins-Modoc Reforestation, Modoc Plateau, Reforestation, RenewWest
Posted in California, Conservation, Feature, News Desk, Pacific, Timber, Water
Posted in California, Conservation, Feature, News Desk, Pacific, Timber, Water
Land Report Top Ten: Fall 2020
The storied FOUR SIXES RANCH has 119 pastures ranging in size from a few hundred acres to more than 15,000. — The Editors 01. FOUR SIXES RANCH | $341 MILLION [NEW] Comprised of three divisions totaling more than 266,000 acres…
Tagged with: Bernard Uechtritz, Chas S Middleton and Son, Coldwell Banker Mason Morse Real Estate, Icon Global, King Land and Water, LIV Sotheby’s International Realty, Sotheby's International Realty
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Equestrian, Florida, Hunting, Minerals, New York, News Desk, Northeast, Oregon, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Southwest, Texas, Water, West
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Equestrian, Florida, Hunting, Minerals, New York, News Desk, Northeast, Oregon, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Southwest, Texas, Water, West
San Jose to Preserve Coyote Valley for Wildlife and Agriculture
The city’s General Plan Task Force voted to set aside portions of Coyote Valley for agricultural use, something the City Council first did back in 1976. More recently, concerned citizens urged task force members to preserve the valley, which runs…
Posted in Agriculture, California, Conservation, Developers, Farming, Feature, News Desk, Pacific, Public Land
The Land Report Fall 2020
Who wouldn’t want to check our annual Investing Issue with Stella on the cover? Go behind the scenes on some of the most successful landowners nationwide. What’s in it for you? A trove of cutting-edge insights as well as personal…
Tagged with: Bob Fanch, Dave Muth, Devil's Thumb Ranch, Home Track Farm, Leoncetti Cellar, Peoples Company, Ray Williams, Shawn Todd, Steve Bruere, Suzanne Fanch, Sweetwater Lake, Tabernash, The Conservation Fund, The Weedeaters, Todd Interests, Tom Williams, Williams Hudson Bay Farm
Posted in Back Issues, Colorado, Iowa, News Desk, Oregon, Pacific, South, Virginia, West
Posted in Back Issues, Colorado, Iowa, News Desk, Oregon, Pacific, South, Virginia, West
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