Farming

2020 Land Investment Expo

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Land Report Editors

It wasn’t too long ago that people turned their attention to Iowa in the dead of winter roughly once every four years. But today, each and every January, you’ll see pundits, presidential hopefuls, economists, entrepreneurs and reality TV stars in…

FOR SALE: 7,100-Acre Eldon Stock Farm Comes to Market for $75 Million

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Rich with history, blessed by Mother Nature, and graced by a world-class location, Eldon ranks as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the savvy, conservation-minded investor. This legacy landholding in the Virginia hunt country features far more than 11 square miles of…

Land Report November 2019 Newsletter

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Featured listings from our Investing Issue highlight our November newsletter, including: Colorado’s Diamond Tail Ranch. Martha’s Vineyard’s Red Gate Farm. Virginia’s Eldon Stock Farm. Washington’s Lakeridge Homestead. For up-to-the-minute reports on breaking news, be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.

Tagged with: Diamond Tail Ranch, Eldon Stock Farm, Lakeridge Homestead, Red Gate Farm
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Farming, Hunting, Massachusetts, News Desk, Newsletter, Northeast, Pacific, Public Land, South, Southwest, Texas, Timber, Virginia, Washington, Water, West

SOLD! 209 Acres of Iowa Farmland Goes For $18,000 Per Acre at Auction

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Land Report Editors

$18,300 PER ACRE! On October 11, Iowa Auction Group successfully marketed 209 acres of Sioux County farmland at auction, including a 66-acre parcel with 61.87 cropland acres for $18,300 per acre and a 143-acre parcel for $13,500 per acre. According…

Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Farming, Feature, Iowa, Midwest, News Desk

Land Report 2018 Auction Deal of the Year: Western South Dakota Auction

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Land Report Editors

By Cary Estes When Peoples Company auctioneer Jared Chambers was presented with the task of publicizing an impending auction of two ranches totaling more than 8,000 acres across two counties in Western South Dakota, he developed a marketing campaign that…

Land Report 2018 Farmland Deal of the Year: Walla Walla Masterpiece

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Land Report Editors

From a 600-acre tract in the 1960s, a 6,000-acre agricultural powerhouse and our 2018 Farmland Deal of the Year was born. By Cary Estes It is easy to see the appeal of the 6,000-acre Weidert Farm in Washington’s Walla Walla…

American Soil Is Increasingly Foreign Owned

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Land Report Editors

The 2013 acquisition of SMITHFIELD FOODS by WH Group included ownership of 146,000 acres of prime US farmland that now belong to the Chinese company. By Renee Wilde/WYSO American soil. Those are two words that are commonly used to stir…

Posted in Agriculture, Farming, Feature, News Desk

Simplot Family: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Land Report Editors

No. 25 Simplot Family 443,091 acres Jack Simplot (1909—2008) was no ordinary potato farmer. In 1967, the Iowa native struck a deal with McDonald’s CEO Ray Kroc to supply the fast-food giant with frozen french fries. With that single transaction,…

The Land Report Rockies 2019

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Go West! According to the Census Bureau, more and more Americans are moving out West. Hence, the focus of this special issue. In addition to a closer look at this compelling demographic trend, our Rockies special issue also feature these…

Food for Thought: Solar

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Written by Cary Estes What are the best ways to enhance returns on productive farmland? Perry Vieth sees several possibilities. One with a bright future is solar energy. “That’s the biggest opportunity we’re seeing right now,” says Vieth, the president…