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Bill Gates: America’s Top Farmland Owner

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Eric OKeefe

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…

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

Money for Water

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Land Report Editors

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…

Tagged with: Colorado River, Colorado River Compact, Devil's Thumb Ranch, Grand River, Hoover Dam, Ken Mirr, Lower Ranch at Cross Mountain, Mirr Ranch Group, Nottingham Ranch, Porcupine Ridge Ranch
Posted in Agriculture, Colorado, Conservation, Feature, Water, West

The Sweetest of Deals

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Land Report Editors

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

Land Report Top Ten: Fall 2020

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Land Report Editors

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 Sothebyâ€™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

Luck of the Devil

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Land Report Editors

By Bill Briggs Bob and Suzanne Fanch have crafted a love letter to the American West at Devil’s Thumb Ranch. THE FIREPLACES ARE FASHIONED from landslide rocks. The floors are bathed in heat from the Earth’s core. And a restaurant…

Posted in Colorado, Conservation, Feature, Recreation, West

Historic Ditmars Ranch Preserved

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Land Report Editors

A multi-player conservation deal in Colorado resulted in the purchase of Ditmars Ranch, a 1,500-acre tract at the south edge of Castle Rock. Douglas County and the nonprofit Conservation Fund each ponied up $1 million for the sale of the…

Posted in Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Feature, News Desk, Public Land, West

The Great Escape

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Land Report Editors

One of the many city dwellers who have taken refuge on their land, GREG FAY shares how he and his family have made the most of life during the global pandemic. By Corrine Gaffner Garcia During the COVID-19 pandemic, landowners…

Tagged with: COVID, Fay Ranches, Greg Fay, Montana, pandemic
Posted in Corinne Garcia, Feature, Montana, Residential Property, West

Land’s Best Friend: Perfect Pair

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Land Report Editors

Text and photography by LYNN DONALDSON Russell Gordy is my neighbor. Let me rephrase that. Russell Gordy’s 48,000-acre Double Arrow Ranch sits just outside Livingston, the Montana town where my family and I live. Russell is a Texan, a native…

Tagged with: Double Arrow Ranch, Gordy and Sons, Italian Spinone, land's best friend, Lynn Donaldson, Russell Gordy
Posted in Dogs, Feature, Land Report 100, Montana, Recreation, West

Westward Ho!

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Land Report Editors

As SHELTERING IN PLACE becomes more and more common, so too does the allure of living in the American West. By: Corinne Gaffner Garcia When COVID-19 began spreading around the world, it took a while for the gravity of the…

Tagged with: Bates Land Consortium, Beaverhead Outdoors, Bozeman, COVID, COVID-19, Jackson Hole Real Estate Associates, Live Water Properties, M4 Ranch Group, pandemic, Rocky Mountain
Posted in Colorado, Corinne Garcia, Feature, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, News Desk, Recreation, Residential Property, Utah, West, Wyoming

The Land Report Fall 2020

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Land Report Editors

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…