An energetic Swede, Svante Swenson established a 680,000-acre ranching empire north of Abilene. Texas history brims with rags to riches stories, but few can vie with the life and times of Svante “Sven” Swenson (1816–1896). A Swedish immigrant who arrived in…
Red Top Ranch, one of Colorado’s best known cattle operations, has been listed with Ken Mirr of Mirr Ranch Group for approximately $238 per deeded acre. Currently owned by the Malone Family Land Preservation Foundation, the ranch was owned by…
Whitetail Properties partners with Williams & Williams to form RANCH AND FARM AUCTIONS. – Cary Estes Whitetail Properties knows land, particularly recreational land. After barely a decade in business, the Illinois-based real estate company already has surpassed more than $1…
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.…
Florida’s Valhalla Plantation boasts significant higher and better use potential. A historic plantation founded in 1824 and later owned by a Winn-Dixie heir sold for $13.6 million after several years on the market. Originally part of the renowned Chemonie Plantation,…
No. 5 Stan Kroenke 1,380,000 acres At 560,000 acres, KROENKE RANCHES’ Q CREEK RANCH is a kingdom unto itself and encompasses 875 square miles of deeded and public lands in Central Wyoming’s Shirley Basin. In addition to its cattle operations,…
Our annual roundup of land and landowners in the Lone Star State is now available online. Must-read stories in the 2019 Texas Issue include: T.D. Kelsey Profile: In “Travelin’ Man,” writer Henry Chappell and photographer Wyman Meinzer team up to…
The Land Report R&D team hit the trail in the beautiful Berkshires at WOODLIFE RANCH. Here are our top selections. Photography by Gustav Schmiege III Product Reviews by Sue Mead | Produced by Angela Caron KING OF THE ROAD…
From the East Coast to the West and even out to Hawaii, our TOP TEN covers every imaginable land use. – The Editors 1. The Mountain of Beverly Hills (California): $1 billion Aaron Kriman has the listing on this one-of-a-kind…
One of the top elk-hunting destinations in the Western US came off the market when Hall & Hall sold O’Neill Ranches, which was listed at $15 million. With over 8,500 contiguous deeded acres in the Sangre de Cristo Mountain foothills,…
