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69,126-Acre Front Range Ranch Lists for $16.5 Million

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Red Top Ranch, one of Colorado’s best known cattle operations, has been listed with Ken Mirr of Mirr Ranch Group for approximately $238 per deeded acre. Currently owned by the Malone Family Land Preservation Foundation, the ranch was owned by…

Tagged with: ag, Cattle, Front Range, Ken Mirr, Mirr Ranch Group, Red Top Ranch
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Feature, Hunting, News Desk, West

Martin Family: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Land Report Editors

No. 19 Martin Family 570,000 acres ROYOMARTIN produces a variety of products ranging from solid wood timbers to cost-effective tape-and-panel solutions. Founded in 1923, the company just celebrated its 95th anniversary. This timber industry mainstay traces its heritage back to…

Tagged with: LandLeader, Louisiana, Martin Family, Martin Sustainable Resources, Roy Otis Martin, RoyOMartin, Timber
Posted in Feature, Land Report 100, Louisiana, South, Timber

New York’s Columbia and Pea Islands Listed for $13 Million

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Land Report Editors

The term “coastal estate” does not do justice to a new listing in Long Island Sound. The two rock outcroppings are accessible via a 10-minute boat ride from the New York City suburb of New Rochelle. Alternatively, they are a…

Tagged with: coastal estate, Columbia Island, Julia B. Fee Sothebyâ€™s International Realty, Patti Anderson, Pea Island
Posted in Feature, New York, News Desk, Northeast, Recreation, Water

Missouri Regulators Approve Sale of Grain Belt Express Clean Line

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Land Report Editors

In June, the Missouri Public Service Commission approved the acquisition of a proposed transmission line that will harness wind energy generated in Kansas and deliver it to urban markets. This regulatory hurdle is the latest in a lengthy series of…

Tagged with: Grain Belt Express Clean Line, Missouri Public Service Commission, wind energy
Posted in Energy, Feature, Great Plains, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, News Desk

Industry Update: Growing a New Brand

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Whitetail Properties partners with Williams & Williams to form RANCH AND FARM AUCTIONS. – Cary Estes Whitetail Properties knows land, particularly recreational land. After barely a decade in business, the Illinois-based real estate company already has surpassed more than $1…

Tagged with: auction, Cary Estes, Dan Perez, Greg Lutz, Ranch and Farm Auctions, Steve Sallard, Whitetail Properties, Williams & Williams
Posted in Auctions, Feature, Great Lakes, Great Plains, Hunting, Midwest, News Desk, Northeast, Recreation, South, Southwest, West

Blackfeet National Park to be Studied

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Land Report Editors

A feasibility study is being prepared for Montana’s Blackfeet Nation regarding the development of a national park on tribal lands bordering Glacier National Park. Although many specifics remain to be determined, the development of such a parkland could potentially generate…

Tagged with: bison, Blackfeet Nation, Montana, national park, tribal lands
Posted in Agriculture, Conservation, Feature, Montana, News Desk, Public Land, Recreation, West

Ford Family: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Land Report Editors

No. 18 Ford Family 580,000 acres (down 203,000 acres) In the depths of the Great Depression, Kenneth Ford (1908—1997) decided to go into business with a single sawmill that he pieced together using salvaged equipment. Ford’s first mill initially employed…

Tagged with: Ford Family, Kenneth Ford, LandLeader, New Forests, Roseburg Forest Products, sawmill, Shasta Cascade Timberlands
Posted in California, Feature, Land Report 100, Oregon, Pacific, Timber

Land Report Case Study: Hearst Ranch

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Thinking outside the box landed this California beef producer’s entire herd inside Whole Foods. BY HENRY CHAPPELL PHOTOGRAPHY BY RICHARD FIELD LEVINE, STEVE MILLER + ALEXANDER VERTIKOFF The Piedra Blanca Rancho lords over the Pacific roughly halfway between San Francisco…

Tagged with: California, George Hearst, Hearst Castle, Hearst Corporation, Hearst Ranch, Hearst Ranch Beef, Henry Chappell, Jack Ranch, Piedra Blanca Rancho, San Simeon, Steve Hearst, Whole FOods, Will Hearst, William Hearst
Posted in Agriculture, California, Cattle, Farming, Feature, Henry Chappell, Pacific

Thomas Peterffy: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Land Report Editors

No. 17 Thomas Peterffy 581,000 acres (up 20,000 acres) This Hungarian refugee arrived in New York City in 1965 and soon began trading options on the American Stock Exchange. Ultimately, Peterffy made a name for himself by automating the trading…

Tagged with: American Stock Exchange, ASE, Foley Timber and Land, Forbes, Interactive Brokers, LandLeader, Peterffy, Thomas Peterffy
Posted in Feature, Florida, Land Report 100, South, Timber

Land Report July 2019 Newsletter

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Congratulations are in order to our 2018 Deals of the Year honorees. These standout sales are the focus of our July newsletter. They include: 2018 Deal of the Year: Wasatch Peaks Ranch 2018 Conservation Deal of the Year: Cabin Bluff…