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.…
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Lykes Heirs: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader
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Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Feature, Florida, Hunting, Land Report 100, Recreation, South, Southwest, Texas
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Feature, Florida, Hunting, Land Report 100, Recreation, South, Southwest, Texas
Sold! Landmark 2,410-acre Red Hills Wild Quail Plantation Sells
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,…
Tagged with: Arthur Cahoon, Chemonie Plantation, Erica Kohler, Jon Kohler, quail, Red Hills, Rock Creek Capital, Valhalla Plantation, Winn-Dixie
Posted in Conservation, Equestrian, Feature, Florida, Hunting, News Desk, Recreation, South
Posted in Conservation, Equestrian, Feature, Florida, Hunting, News Desk, Recreation, South
Briscoe Heirs: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader
No. 13 Briscoe Heirs 640,000 acres Former Texas governor Dolph Briscoe Jr. (1923—2010) ranked as the single largest landowner in Texas. Three generations of the Briscoe family have stewarded their 100,000-acre CATARINA RANCH in South Texas, the epicenter of the…
Tagged with: Briscoe, Briscoe Ranch Company, Caterine Ranch, Dolph Briscoe, LandLeader
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Equestrian, Feature, Land Report 100, Southwest, Texas
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Equestrian, Feature, Land Report 100, Southwest, Texas
Wilks Brothers: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader
No. 12 Wilks Brothers 702,367 acres FRAC TECH founders Farris and Dan Wilks own ranches in Oregon, Tennessee, and Texas, and they rank as the state’s leading landowners in Montana and Idaho. At least they did at press time. Wilks…
Tagged with: America’s Largest Landowners, Dan Wilks, Farris Wilks, LandLeader, Wilks, Wilks Brothers, Wilks Ranch Brokers
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Feature, Idaho, Land Report 100, Minerals, Montana, Oregon, Pacific, Southwest, Tennessee, Texas, West
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Feature, Idaho, Land Report 100, Minerals, Montana, Oregon, Pacific, Southwest, Tennessee, Texas, West
New Law Settles Battle Over Bones
Montana Governor Steve Bullock signed into law legislation that designates fossils belong to the surface estate owner. The first-of-its-kind protection addresses a contentious issue that has bedeviled landowners. “This was a very significant bill for our group,” Charles Denowh of…
Tagged with: dinosaurs, fossils, Gov. Steve Bullock, minerals, surface estate, The Land Report
Posted in Feature, Minerals, Montana, News Desk, West
Posted in Feature, Minerals, Montana, News Desk, West
Pingree Heirs: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader
No. 11 Pingree Heirs 830,000 acres (up 125,000 acres) Pingree lands are consolidated in Maine and owned by fifth-, sixth-, and seventh generation descendants of David Pingree (1795—1863). Known as the Merchant Prince of Salem, Pingree’s nineteenth-century empire ultimately exceeded…
Tagged with: David Pingree, LandLeader, Maine, Maine Woods Company, Merchant Prince of Salem, Moosewood Millworks, Pingree Heirs, Seven Islands Land Company
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Land Report 100, Maine, Northeast, Timber
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Land Report 100, Maine, Northeast, Timber
New Leadership Announced at LandVest
The real estate and timberland advisory firm LandVest, headquartered in Boston, announced new leadership in April. Joseph Taggart is the new president, moving up from his previous role as executive vice president of timberlands. Taggart has been with LandVest since…
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Posted in Feature, Massachusetts, News Desk, Northeast, Timber
Posted in Feature, Massachusetts, News Desk, Northeast, Timber
King Ranch Heirs: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader
No. 10 King Ranch Heirs 911,215 acres 2018 was a banner year for the Return to the Remuda Sale, and the participation of KING RANCH QUARTER HORSES as a guest consignor played a part. The largest crowd in sale history…
Tagged with: James Clement, King Ranch, King Ranch Heirs, King Ranch Quarter Horses, LandLeader, Remuda Sale
Posted in Equestrian, Feature, Land Report 100, Southwest, Texas
Posted in Equestrian, Feature, Land Report 100, Southwest, Texas
Farm Losses Top $2 Billion
The recent flooding that devastated farms in the Midwest continues to deliver economic blows, reports the Des Moines Register. Farmers are struggling not only with damaged crops and a massive cleanup but are also trying to reach fields and livestock…
2017 Farm Census Released
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…
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Posted in Agriculture, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk
Posted in Agriculture, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk
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