North Dakota

U.S. Ranks As World’s Largest Oil Producer

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Land Report Editors

For the first time since 1973, the United States has topped Saudi Arabia and Russia as the largest global producer of crude oil. The news was announced by the Energy Information Agency (EIA) and is based on preliminary estimates from…

Land Report October 2018 Newsletter

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Land Report Editors

Tom Brokaw’s West Boulder Ranch and the Old Steen Place, an adjacent portion of the Burnt Leather Ranch, were sold to a single buyer by Fay Ranches on September 28. The combination of the two Montana holdings creates a 4,751-acre…

Tagged with: Bakken Shale, Burnt Leather Ranch, Charles Wyly, Concierge Auctions, Endangered Species Act, ESA, Monadnock Conservancy, Old Steen Place, Permian Basin, Sam Wyly, Supreme Court, Tom Brokaw, US Fish and Wildlife, West Boulder River
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, California, Energy, Farming, Federal Policy, Hunting, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, News Desk, Newsletter, North Dakota, Northeast, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Texas, West

SOLD! Woodie Lee Watson Family Trust Ranch Sells for $3.3 Million

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Badlands Ranch sells for $1,670 per acre. The Woodie Lee Watson Family Trust Ranch in the North Dakota Badlands sold for more than $3.3 million on Sept. 28. The property had been in the family for nearly a century and…

Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Cattle, Feature, Great Plains, News Desk, North Dakota

Land Report September 2016 Newsletter

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Thousands of dollars per acre, multi-million-dollar donations, billion-dollar transactions – the third quarter of 2016 ends with a bang! Read all about it in our September newsletter. Articles include: $1 billion sale of Whistler Blackcomb to Vail Resorts approved Yosemite National…

Tagged with: Badlands, EPA, Hall and Hall, Hall and Hall Auctions, John Wildin, Kevin Pifer, North Dakota, Pifer's Auction & Realty, Scott Shuman, Superfund, Trust for Public Land, Vail Resorts, Watson Ranch, Whistler Blackcomb, Yaggy Plantation, Yosemite, Yosemite National Park
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, California, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Developers, Great Plains, International, Kansas, News Desk, Newsletter, North Dakota, Pacific, Public Land, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest

Wildfire Torch Record Acreage in 2015

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Land Report Editors

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

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Land Report Editors

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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Longstanding Dispute Festers Near Elkhorn Ranch

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Land Report Editors

With preliminary construction for a gravel-mining operation set to begin on 25 acres in Western North Dakota near Theodore Roosevelt’s former ranch, dozens of conservation groups are making a last-ditch effort to halt the plans. Eight years ago, the U.S.…

Posted in Conservation, Feature, Great Plains, Minerals, News Desk, North Dakota

Land Report Best Brokerage: Clark & Associates Land Brokers

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Land Report Editors

Clark & Associates Land Brokers www.clarklandbrokers.com (307) 334-2025 2014 Sales: $100 – $250 Million Who: Experts in farm, ranch, auction, and recreational tracts. Wow: Total acres sold in 2014? A whopping 226,772. Insight: Optimistic outlook on 2015, thanks to low…

Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Colorado, Equestrian, Farming, Feature, Hunting, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Public Land, Recreation, Residential Property, South Dakota, West, Wyoming

U.S. Department of Agriculture Incentivizes Ranchers, Farmers, and Timber Owners

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Land Report Editors

In an effort to bolster declining honey bee populations nationwide, the USDA has set aside $4 million for a public-private conservation strategy. In the warm-weather months, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin welcome some 70 percent of…

Posted in Agriculture, Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, Great Plains, Michigan, Midwest, Minnesota, Montana, News Desk, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin

U.S. Interior, Justice Departments to Settle with Tribes

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Land Report Editors

The United States Department of the Interior along with the Department of Justice have agreed to a proposed $940 million settlement to resolve a quarter-century-old legal dispute with Native American tribes. At issue: costs for programs the federal government mandated…