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For Sale: Hawaii’s Hana Ranch

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Land Report Editors

A 4,500-acre working ranch on eastern Maui, Hana Ranch surrounds its namesake town of Hana. The breathtaking property boasts two miles of Pacific oceanfront and rises 2,200 feet up the slopes of majestic Haleakala. The ranch is divided by the Hana…

Tagged with: Hana Ranch, Hawaii, Sotheby's International Realty
Posted in 2010 Fall, Cattle, Farming, Feature, Magazine, News Desk, Pacific

Land’s Best Friend: Labrador Retriever

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Land Report Editors

Don’t be fooled by this breed’s easy-going nature — Labs can hunt, and fetch, and countless other tasks.

Tagged with: Henry Chappell, Labrador Retriever, land's best friend, Wyman Meinzer
Posted in 2010 Fall, Dogs, Feature, Magazine, News Desk

For Sale: Texas’s Beck Ranch

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Land Report Editors

This diverse Texas Panhandle ranch has been owned by the same family for 75 years and consists of 33,871± contiguous deeded acres. The Beck Ranch is a proven cow/calf or stocker operation with considerable irrigation development potential. Some 45 sections –…

Tagged with: Beck Ranch, Clift Land Brokers, CRP, Hartley County, Texas
Posted in Cattle, Feature, Minerals, News Desk, Recreation, Regional News, Southwest

$5 Million Hilton Head Easement Acquisition

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Land Report Editors

Several funding entities, including Beaufort County and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, have pooled resources to acquire several key conservation easements on St. Helena Island as well as outright ownership of 19 acres on Hilton Head. According to news releases,…

Tagged with: Beaufort County, Conservation, easements, Hilton Head, South Carolina, U.S.D.A.
Posted in Equities, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, South, Taxes

Building a Stock Tank

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Land Report Editors

Having trouble with your waters? Consider the challenges faced on the Waggoner Ranch: over half a million acres under one fence and not a drop of groundwater.

Tagged with: Waggoner Ranch
Posted in 2011 Spring, Cattle, Feature, Henry Chappell, Magazine, News Desk

Land’s Best Friend: Catahoulas

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Land Report Editors

The world’s grittiest dog? The Catahoula. The boar weighed at least 300 pounds. Guthrie, a two year-old Catahoula, weighed about 60 pounds. The two collided with predictable results. Guthrie, flattened and addled but far from finished, righted himself and pursued.…

Tagged with: Catahoula, Henry Chappell
Posted in 2011 Spring, Dogs, Feature, Henry Chappell, Magazine, News Desk

Market Watch: JOE Announces New COO

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Land Report Editors

The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE) has appointed veteran real estate executive Park Brady to be its chief operating officer. Brady will report to the executive committee of the company’s board of directors, which includes Chairman Bruce Berkowitz and Interim…

Tagged with: Britt Greene, Bruce Berkowitz, Charles Christ, Hugh Durden, JOE, St. Joe
Posted in Feature, News Desk, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Timber

Joe Montana: The Land Report Interview

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Eric OKeefe

At Villa Montana, Joe Montana does not talk about football. At all. Meet the man on his Sonoma County getaway and all he talks about are his wife, their two girls and two boys, and the memories they share on…

For Sale: Oregon’s Wild Billy Lake

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Land Report Editors

Wild Billy Lake operates as a fly-fishing lodge with a long list of repeat clients who use drift boats, prams, canoes, belly boats, and motor boats. Located in Klamath County, the property sits at the confluence of the Sprague and…

Tagged with: Oregon, Wild Billy Lake
Posted in 2011 Spring, Feature, Pacific, Recreation

Minnesota Power to Expand Bison Wind Farm

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Land Report Editors

Minnesota Power has notified the North Dakota Public Service Commission of its intent to begin the second phase of the Bison Wind Farm project in central North Dakota. The additional capacity will increase total power generation to 185 MW. The…