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T. Boone Pickens: The Land Report Interview

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Eric OKeefe

Join Land Report Editor Eric O’Keefe as he goes behind the scenes with the legendary Texas oil man on his Roberts County ranch and in his quest to wean America off foreign oil.

Tagged with: Bobby Stillwell, Boone Pickens, Chris Busbee, energy policy, Eric O'Keefe, Kansas, Kathleen Sebelius, Madeleine Pickens, Mesa Vista Ranch, Pickens Plan, Roberts County, solar energy, Ted Turner, Texas Panhandle, The First Billion, Wind Belt, wind energy
Posted in 2008 Fall, Energy, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Hunting, Minerals, News Desk, Southwest, Water

Shuttered Texas Silver Mine to Reopen?

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Land Report Editors

First it was ethanol and the price per acre in the Corn Belt. Then oil and gas began propping up land values in mineral-rich areas such as the huge shales found coast to coast. Now other commodities are driving other…

Mexico Opposes Ethanol

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Eric OKeefe

As we’ve seen over the last few months, skyrocketing commodity prices are pushing land values to record levels. They are also squeezing cattlemen and other producers who rely on corn and other grains to fatten livestock and poultry. One of…

Corn Profits Sky High

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Land Report Editors

Corn revenues could easily surpass $40 billion in the United States this year as farmers rush to take advantage of rising interest in ethanol, according to a recent report issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Tagged with: corn, corn ethanol, corn prices, farm policy, USDA
Posted in Agriculture, Federal Policy, Great Lakes, Great Plains, Midwest, South, Southwest, West

Nolan Ryan: The Land Report Interview

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Eric OKeefe

Cheap and close. Those are the two criteria you use when you’re looking to buy land and you make only $7,000 a year. At least those were the two Nolan Ryan used back in the 1960s when he began buying…

Tagged with: Nolan Ryan, Texas, Video
Posted in Cattle, Farming, Southwest, Topics, Video

BLM Makes Push to Buy Western Land

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Land Report Editors

BY JOSEPH GUINTO PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 2007 Under a federal law, the BLM, an arm of the Department of the Interior, has begun buying private properties that carve into federal wildlife refuges, national parks, national forests, and their ilk, making those…

Texas at Vortex of Wind Power Debate

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Land Report Editors

BY JOE NICK PATOSKI El Capitan stands as a stone sentinel, a jagged limestone monolith that buttresses the southern flank of the tallest mountain range in Texas. It is imperious and daunting, the most visible landmark for hundreds of miles.…

Test Drive a Property Before You Buy It

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Land Report Editors

Ever dream of owning your own vineyard? Want to open a guest ranch? Try before you buy at one of these award-winning operations.

Tagged with: Investing
Posted in Magazine, May 2007, Pacific, Southwest, West

Going Off the Grid

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Eric OKeefe

Four miles from the nearest road. No electricity. No running water. Not even cell phone service. No matter. “It took me more than a year to find this place,” Chet Morrison says as he gestures toward the larger-than-life views…