Cattle

O’Connor Heirs: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Land Report Editors

No. 16 O’Connor Heirs 587,800 acres By the time of his death in 1887, Irish immigrant Thomas O’Connor (1817—1887) owned half a million acres in Southeast Texas and close to 100,000 head of cattle. His philosophy? “Buy land and never…

Ranchers File Antitrust Suit Against Beef Packers

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Land Report Editors

R-CALF USA joined with four cattle-feeding ranchers in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Wyoming to file a class-action lawsuit against the largest US beef packers. The Big Four packers — Cargill, JBS, National Beef, and Tyson — are accused of conspiring…

Tagged with: Big Four, lawsuit, R-CALF USA
Posted in Agriculture, California, Cattle, Feature, Great Plains, Iowa, Kansas, Midwest, Nebraska, News Desk, Pacific, West, Wyoming

Nation’s Largest Retailer Creates End-to-End Beef Supply

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Walmart’s first foray into the beef industry follows a nationwide trend toward transparency in the food supply chain. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based behemoth announced plans to source much of the Black Angus cuts it sells in 500 stores across the Southeast…

Tagged with: Angus beef, food supply, FPL Food, Walmart
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Feature, News Desk

Lower 48 Virtually Drought Free

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Following the wettest 12 months on record in North America, the continental US is now virtually drought-free. The National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration reported that precipitation in the US from May 2018 to April 2019 topped 36 inches, shattering a…

Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Farming, Feature, News Desk, Water

Lykes Heirs: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Land Report Editors

No. 14 Lykes Heirs 615,000 acres With more than half of the family acreage nestled in Glades and Highland counties in Florida, heirs of Dr. Howell Tyson Lykes (1846—1906) maintain a thriving a cow-calf operation centered on the Brangus breed.…

Tagged with: 02 Ranch, Brangus, LandLeader, Lykes, Tyson Lykes
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Feature, Florida, Hunting, Land Report 100, Recreation, South, Southwest, Texas

Briscoe Heirs: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Land Report Editors

No. 13 Briscoe Heirs 640,000 acres Former Texas governor Dolph Briscoe Jr. (1923—2010) ranked as the single largest landowner in Texas. Three generations of the Briscoe family have stewarded their 100,000-acre CATARINA RANCH in South Texas, the epicenter of the…

Wilks Brothers: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Land Report Editors

No. 12 Wilks Brothers 702,367 acres FRAC TECH founders Farris and Dan Wilks own ranches in Oregon, Tennessee, and Texas, and they rank as the state’s leading landowners in Montana and Idaho. At least they did at press time. Wilks…

Farm Losses Top $2 Billion

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Land Report Editors

The recent flooding that devastated farms in the Midwest continues to deliver economic blows, reports the Des Moines Register. Farmers are struggling not only with damaged crops and a massive cleanup but are also trying to reach fields and livestock…

Tagged with: economy, farm, flood, livestock, losses, Midwest
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Farming, Feature, Iowa, Midwest, News Desk

Low Prices Plague Wisconsin Farmers

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Land Report Editors

For the third year in a row, the Badger State boasted the unenviable distinction of leading the nation in farm bankruptcies in 2018. Wisconsin’s 47 Chapter 12 bankruptcies easily outpaced Nebraska’s 31. Low milk prices were just one culprit. “The…

Tagged with: Badger State, Bankruptcy
Posted in Agriculture, Bankruptcy, Cattle, Farming, Feature, Great Lakes, News Desk, Wisconsin

Singleton Family: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Land Report Editors

No. 8 Singleton Family 1,110,000 acres Teledyne cofounder Henry Singleton (1916—1999) was the driving force behind the creation of SINGLETON RANCHES. Born on a small ranch north of Fort Worth, he rekindled these ties in 1986 when he acquired the…