Our Texas Special Issue takes center stage in this month’s newsletter. Other stories include: Turner Ranches and Defense Department ink deal Weyerhaeuser acquires 80,800 acres for $265 million Oregon’s Cherry Creek Ranch sells for $16.5 million For up-to-the-minute reports on…
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Land Report April 2022 Newsletter
Tagged with: Armendaris Ranch, Bluesource, Department of Defense, Foxen Creek Ranch, Jackson Family Wine Company, Oak Hill Advisors, Ted Turner, The Wildlands Conservancy, Weyerhaeuser
Posted in Auctions, California, Conservation, Estates, Hunting, New Mexico, New York, News Desk, Newsletter, Oregon, Pacific, Ranching, Recreation, South, Southwest, Timber
Posted in Auctions, California, Conservation, Estates, Hunting, New Mexico, New York, News Desk, Newsletter, Oregon, Pacific, Ranching, Recreation, South, Southwest, Timber
Garst Farms: A Legacy of Innovation
Hybrid corn. Nitrogen fertilizer. Terracing. Cover crops. Prairie strips. Garst Farms was an early adopter of each of these revolutionary farming practices. Recently, these Iowans debuted another innovation: a soil conservation easement that betters the land while bettering their farms’…
Tagged with: Corn Belt, Iowa National Heritage Foundation, Liz Garst, Nikita Khrushchev, Peoples Company, Roswell Garst, Steve Bruere, Whiterock Conservancy
Posted in Agriculture, Conservation, Editor's Choice, Farming, Feature, Iowa, Midwest, News Desk
Posted in Agriculture, Conservation, Editor's Choice, Farming, Feature, Iowa, Midwest, News Desk
Ted Turner Launches the Turner Institute of Ecoagriculture
By TODD WILKINSON During his storied career, Ted Turner has demonstrated an ability to look around corners and identify opportunities long before they become apparent to others. His prowess has been demonstrated with pioneering media platforms, professional sports teams, global philanthropy,…
Tagged with: agriculture, bison, Carter Kruse, Center for Excellence for Bison Studies, Conservation, McGinley Ranch, Mike Phillips, National Bison Association, National Buffalo Foundation, Nebraska, Sandhills, South Dakota State University, Standing Butte Ranch, Ted Turner, Turner Endangered Species Fund, Turner Enterprise, Turner Institute, Turner Ranches, West River Research and Extension facility
Posted in Agriculture, BackGate, Bison, Buffalo, Conservation, Great Plains, Land Report 100, Nebraska, News Desk, Todd Wilkinson
Posted in Agriculture, BackGate, Bison, Buffalo, Conservation, Great Plains, Land Report 100, Nebraska, News Desk, Todd Wilkinson
Elk Creek Ranch Acquires Seven Lakes
By CORINNE GAFFNER GARCIA For those who are passionate about outdoor pursuits, the next great adventure can’t come soon enough. During board meetings, avid anglers daydream about tossing a line in crystal-clear waters, surrounded by pine trees and mountains that…
Tagged with: anglers, Brett Harvey, Chuck Kuhn, Colorado, Colton Brown, conservation easement, Daniel Carter, Elk Creek Ranch, elk hunting, Elk Lodge, Elk migration corridor, Fishing, fly-fishing, Greg Norman, Hayden Outdoors, land acquisition, Miller Creek, Mirr Ranch Group, Seven Lakes Ranch, Sporting Properties, White River National Forest, White River Valley
Posted in Angling, Colorado, Conservation, Corinne Garcia, Editor's Choice, Feature, Fishing, Hunting, News Desk, Recreation, Residential Property, West
Posted in Angling, Colorado, Conservation, Corinne Garcia, Editor's Choice, Feature, Fishing, Hunting, News Desk, Recreation, Residential Property, West
2020 Deal of the Year: Bluffs of Saint Teresa
Text by Cary Estes | Photography courtesy of Saunders Real Estate The Land Report’s 2020 Deal of the Year actually took five years to orchestrate. The result was well worth it, as the State of Florida took title to a 17,000-acre tract known…
2020 Timberland Deal of the Year
By Lisa Martin | Photography by Jay Brittain Last November, one of the largest conservation transactions in the history of Minnesota closed when PotlatchDeltic Corporation sold 72,440 acres of timberland to The Conservation Fund for $48 million. The Richard King…
Tagged with: 2020 Timberland Deal of the Year, Conservation, forestland, Goldman Sachs, Minnesota, Minnesota's Heritage Forest, PotlatchDeltic, Richard King Mellon Foundation, The Conservation Fund, timberland, Timberland Deal of the Year
Posted in Conservation, Deal of the Year, Editor's Choice, Feature, Great Lakes, Minnesota, Timber
Posted in Conservation, Deal of the Year, Editor's Choice, Feature, Great Lakes, Minnesota, Timber
2020 Conservation Deal of the Year
By Lisa Martin | Photography by Cameron Davidson Fishers Peak lords over an unsullied playground rife with elk, mountain lion, and black bear. The distinctive 9,633-foot spur of Raton Mesa ranks as the highest point in the nation east of…
Tagged with: 2020 Conservation Deal of the Year, Colorado, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Habitat, Conservation, Conservation Deal of the Year, Fishers Peak, Fishers Peak State Park, Great Outdoors Colorado, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, Outdoor recreation, Raton Mesa, Rocky Mountains, The Nature Conservancy, Trinidad
Posted in Colorado, Conservation, Deal of the Year, Editor's Choice, Feature, Public Land, Recreation, West
Posted in Colorado, Conservation, Deal of the Year, Editor's Choice, Feature, Public Land, Recreation, West
Salute to the Sixes
By Henry Chappell Photography by Wyman Meinzer Nothing reflects the culture of a ranch like its cattle roundups. The individual skill of each cowboy tells us only so much. Over-reliance on flashy horsemanship, however thrilling, suggests lack of teamwork or…
Tagged with: Anne Marion, Anne Windfohr Marion, Boots O’Neal, Bud Arnett, Burk Burnett, Burnett Ranches, caprock, Dan Waggoner, Dixon Creek, Doc Blodgett, Dr. Glenn Blodgett, Four Sixes, Four Sixes Ranch, Gulf Oil Number 1, High Plains, Horace Bryant, Jerome Agreement, Joe Leathers, Quanah Parker, Return to the Remuda Sale, Rolling Plains, Samuel Burk Burnett, Southern Great Plains, Thomas Loyd Burnett, Tom Burnett, Triangle Ranch
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Energy, Henry Chappell, Ranching, Recreation, Southwest, Texas
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Energy, Henry Chappell, Ranching, Recreation, Southwest, Texas
Working Farms Fund Seeds A Big City Renaissance
For decades, urban sprawl has been feasting on American farmland. A report by the American Farmland Trust states that between 1992 and 2012, nearly 11 million acres of land that had been used for “intensive food and crop production” were…
Where the Buffalo Roam
By KATY RICHARDSON | Photography by WYMAN MEINZER Kelsey’s version of home on the range takes place in the heart of the Big Empty. Texas’s King County has been home to many of the most storied ranches in the history…
Tagged with: Charlie Middleton, Chas S Middleton and Son, katy richardson, T Lazy S Ranch, T.D. Kelsey, Wyman Meinzer
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Hunting, Southwest, Texas
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Hunting, Southwest, Texas
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