By ERIC O’KEEFE The co-founder 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…
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Bill Gates: America’s Top Farmland Owner
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…
New Zealand Couple Shuns Developers
Despite lucrative offers for their 2,200-acre heritage farming property, Dick and Jillian Jardine donated the land in November to the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust. Situated on New Zealand’s South Island in the Central Lakes Region, the scenic land had…
Money for Water
As the Colorado River Compact nears the century mark, an increasing number of conservation efforts seek to incentivize landowners’ valuable water rights. By Ken Mirr, Mirr Ranch Group The centennial of the Colorado River Compact is almost upon us. The…
Land Investment Expo Set for January 12
Online or in person, get ready to attend the 2021 Land Expo in downtown Des Moines. BY CARY ESTES Iowa has long been fertile ground for both farm policy and national politics. This has been especially true since 1972, when…
The Sweetest of Deals
SOLD! A broad coalition rallies to preserve a beloved COLORADO landmark. By Cary Estes | Photography by Todd Winslow Pierce The path to commercial development of Colorado’s Sweetwater Lake took a detour down Memory Lane as a nostalgia- fueled community…
Posted in Cary Estes, Colorado, Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, Public Land, Recreation, Water, West
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
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
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
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