No. 24 McDonald Family 474,000 acres This Alabama family holds the vast majority of their US lands (some 300,000-plus acres) in Maine via GREAT NORTHWOODS LLC. The McDonalds also own more than 100,000 acres in their home state as well…
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McDonald Family: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader
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Westervelt Heirs: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader
No. 22 Westervelt Heirs 518,000 acres In 1884, the Prairie States Paper Company was founded by Herbert Westervelt, a talented innovator who patented the self-opening paper bag machine. His descendants’ WESTERVELT COMPANY is based in Tuscaloosa and operates in Alabama,…
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Reed Family: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader
No. 4 Reed Family 1,729,232 acres (up 359,232 acres) Headquartered in Seattle, the Reed family’s GREEN DIAMOND RESOURCES COMPANY is a fifth-generation, family-owned forest products company with timberland in eight states spread out across the Pacific Northwest and the South.…
FOR SALE: Southeastern Timberland Molpus Woodlands Presents Four-State Timberland Offering
On July 24, Jackson-based Molpus announced that it will market 45,850 acres of investment-grade timber properties in the Southeast on behalf of a client. The timberlands include 15,300 acres in North Carolina, 4,850 acres in Georgia, 12,300 acres in Alabama,…
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1031 Exchanges Endangered
Congress considers eliminating key landowner tax tool. Grover Norquist is bullish on the prospects for passage of tax reform legislation this year. However, the founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform is sounding an alarm on the potential repeal…
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Weyerhaeuser and Plum Creek Merger Creates “New Paul Bunyan”
The $8.4 billion merger of Weyerhaeuser Company with Plum Creek Timber Company created the nation’s largest private landowner, leading one analyst to label the 13-million-acre behemoth the “new Paul Bunyan.” The company, which will operate under the Weyerhaeuser name, has…
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Wildfire Torch Record Acreage in 2015
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that wildfires burned a record 10,125,149 acres across the United States last year. The 2015 total eclipsed the previous record, which was set in 2006. Of last year’s blazes, more than 50 exceeded 50,000 acres,…
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Agriculture Sector Endures Second Straight Annual Decline
The Department of Agriculture is projecting that 2015 will mark another down year for American farmers and ranchers with agricultural sector production projected to fall 9.2 percent to $427 billion. Contributing factors include increased global competition and a slowdown in…
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Land Report Best Brokerage: National Land Realty
National Land Realty www.nationallandrealty.com (855) 384-5263 2014 Sales: $50 – $100 Million Who: Specializing in timberland, plantations, hunting estates, farms, and private estates as well as providing turnkey services for REITs and TIMOs. Also, an innovative new GIS platform made…
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