Federal Policy

Landmark Eminent Domain Ruling

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Land Report Editors

by Cary Estes Landowners no longer will be fenced in by state decisions when it comes to eminent domain cases thanks to a recent Supreme Court ruling. By a 5-4 vote, the high court ruled in Knick v. Township of…

Tagged with: eminent domain, Institute for Justice, Robert McNamara, Supreme Court
Posted in Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Public Land

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…

Posted in Agriculture, Back Issues, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Farming, Federal Policy, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, News Desk, Public Land, Recreation, Southwest, Timber, Utah, West

Food for Thought: Hemp

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Written by Lisa Martin AT PRESS TIME, only nine states – Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Dakota, and Texas – ban the cultivation of hemp, a resilient row crop that thrives in unamended soil and requires minimal…

Tagged with: Farm Bill, Fay Ranches, hemp, legalization, Sheri Wytcherley
Posted in Agriculture, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy

BLM to Move Headquarters to Colorado

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Land Report Editors

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced plans to move its headquarters from Washington, DC, to Grand Junction, Colorado, so top officials can be closer to the land managed by the agency. The BLM oversees approximately 388,000 square miles of…

Tagged with: BLM, Bureau of Land Management, Grand Junction, headquarters
Posted in Colorado, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Public Land, West

Land Report July 2019 Newsletter

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Congratulations are in order to our 2018 Deals of the Year honorees. These standout sales are the focus of our July newsletter. They include: 2018 Deal of the Year: Wasatch Peaks Ranch 2018 Conservation Deal of the Year: Cabin Bluff…

Tagged with: Cabin Bluff, Carl Icahn, Dick Bass, El Maximo Ranch, Latimer â€œLattâ€ Maxcy, Robert Earl Holding, Tim Weidert, Triple T Timberlands, Wasatch Peaks Ranch, Weidert Farm
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Farming, Federal Policy, Newsletter, Pacific, South, Southwest, Texas, Timber, Utah, Washington, West

Go West, Bureau of Land Management

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Land Report Editors

According to the Interior Department, officials are scouting a new location for BLM headquarters nearer the terrain it manages: 388,000 square miles, 99 percent of which can be found in a dozen Western states. Look for an announcement in September…

Tagged with: BLM headquarters, Bureau of Land Management, Interior Department
Posted in Arizona, Colorado, Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, Idaho, New Mexico, News Desk, Public Land, Utah, West

2017 Farm Census Released

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Ninety-six percent of US farms and ranches are family owned. That’s one of the many takeaways from the USDA’s most recent Census of Agriculture based on data collected by the Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) directly from…

Tagged with: 2017 Farm Census, agriculture, farm, NASS, National Agricultural Statistics Service, ranch, USDA
Posted in Agriculture, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk

Emmerson Family: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Land Report Editors

No. 3 Emmerson Family 1,956,100 acres (down 3,566 acres) Through their wholly owned SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES (SPI), the Emmersons are engaged in collaborative efforts to restore and maintain the health of California’s forests. In partnership with the US Forest Service,…

Tagged with: Americaâ€™s Largest Landowners, Emmerson Family, forest, forest products, LandLeader, lumber, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Sierra Pacific, Sierra Pacific Industries, SPI, U.S. Forest Service
Posted in California, Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, Land Report 100, Pacific, Public Land, Timber, Water

Senators Grassley and Wyden Investigate “Bad Actors”

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Land Report Editors

The chairman and the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee have requested information including appraisals, promotional materials, and internal documents from 14 individuals involved in a tax avoidance scheme known as a syndicated easement. The IRS and the Justice…

Tagged with: Chuck Grassley, Conservation, conservation easement, fraud, Ron Wyden, Senate Finance Committee, syndicates easement, tax
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Taxes

Monsanto Liable for Non-Hodgin’s Lymphoma, Ordered to Pay $80 Million

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Land Report Editors

The popular weed killer Roundup was on the losing end of another major decision in federal court. A six member jury in San Francisco found that Monsanto failed to include a label on the weed killer warning of the risk…