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Land Report 2019 Deal of the Year: La Bandera Ranch in Texas

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Land Report Editors

Twice in the twenty-first century, LA BANDERA RANCH has come to market. Both times it sold in the blink of an eye. By Henry Chappell The sale of one of the most renowned hunting properties in the Lone Star State…

Posted in Conservation, Dogs, Feature, Henry Chappell, Hunting, Minerals, Recreation, Texas, West

Land Report 2019 Timberland Deal of the Year: Weyerhaeuser Sells 630,000 Acres of Montana Timberland to Southern Pine Plantations

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Land Report Editors

The Seattle-based REIT – the single largest owner of land in the U.S. – sold the timberland to a real estate holding company owned by Benjy Griffith, who last appeared on the Land Report 100 in 2013. The $145 million…

Posted in Feature, Montana, News Desk, Timber, West

Keep Your Distance: Move to Montana

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Land Report Editors

The inherent appeal of BIG SKY COUNTRY is enticing buyers keen on sheltering in some place beautiful. — Corinne Gaffner Garcia Montana is known for wide-open spaces, rugged landscapes, abundant wildlife, and outdoor recreation like you wouldn’t believe: everything from…

Posted in Corinne Garcia, Feature, Montana, Residential Property, West

Land Report 2019 Ranchland Deal of the Year: Bixby Ranch Changes Hands for the Second Time in History

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Land Report Editors

One of the oldest continuously running cattle operations in Central Wyoming was sold in December 2019 to Casper-based True Ranches. The nearly 17,000-acre parcel stands in the shadow of the Laramie Mountains and sprawls five miles southeast of Glenrock where…

Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Farming, Feature, Washington, West

Wilks Brothers: 2019 Land Report 100 Sponsored by Hayden Outdoors Real Estate

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Land Report Editors

Wilks Brothers | No. 12 708,475 ACRES (up 3,108 acres) Based west of Fort Worth, FRAC TECH founders Farris and Dan Wilks love land. Not only do they have substantial holdings in Montana and Idaho as well as properties in…

Land Report April 2020 Newsletter

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Land Report Editors

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

Stan Kroenke: 2019 Land Report 100 Sponsored by Hayden Outdoors Real Estate

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Land Report Editors

Stan Kroenke | No. 5 1,380,000 ACRES With wind energy projects totaling more than 400 megawatts in Texas and Wyoming, KROENKE RANCHES is rapidly becoming one of America’s largest renewable energy landowners. In addition to progressive energy development, Stan Kroenke…

Tagged with: Broken O Ranch, brush management, Conservation, energy, energy development, Hayden Outdoors Real Estate, Kroenke Ranches, quail, quail habitat, restoration, Stan Kroenke, Sun River, Waggoner Ranch, wildlife, wind energy
Posted in Cattle, Conservation, Energy, Feature, Land Report 100, Minerals, Montana, Southwest, Texas, Water, West, Wyoming

John Malone: 2019 Land Report 100 Sponsored by Hayden Outdoors Real Estate

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Land Report Editors

To the nation’s largest landowner, one of the most valuable attributes of his timberland and ranchland holdings is the benefits to society of good stewardship. In Maine, for instance, Malone’s million-plus acre BBC LAND holdings use photosynthesis to absorb enormous…

Tagged with: BBC Land, Bell Ranch, John Malone, Silver Spur Ranches, sustainable grazing
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Equestrian, Farming, Feature, Hunting, Land Report 100, Maine, New Mexico, Northeast, Recreation, Southwest, Timber, West

Land Report March 2020 Newsletter

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Land Report Editors

Highlights from our March newsletter include: Insights and observations on coronavirus impacting markets. Farmers suffer as Saudis and Russians send oil prices plummeting. Land Reporter 100er brings 500,000 acres to market in Texas and New Mexico for $500 million. For up-to-the-minute reports…

Tagged with: Brad Kelley, Eric O'Keefe, Ford Ranch, Hugh Roy Cullen, Land Report 100, Mark Dotzour, Steve Bruere, tillable
Posted in Midwest, News Desk, Newsletter, Southwest, West

The Land Report Top Ten: Winter 2019

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Land Report Editors

A 420,000-acre collection of ranches assembled over decades, BREWSTER RANCHES is the new national No. 1. — The Editors 1. BREWSTER RANCHES | $319.2 MILLION NEW! This massive assemblage of 420,000 acres in the Big Bend country of Far West…