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Historic Ditmars Ranch Preserved

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Land Report Editors

A multi-player conservation deal in Colorado resulted in the purchase of Ditmars Ranch, a 1,500-acre tract at the south edge of Castle Rock. Douglas County and the nonprofit Conservation Fund each ponied up $1 million for the sale of the…

Posted in Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Feature, News Desk, Public Land, West

The Great Escape

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Land Report Editors

One of the many city dwellers who have taken refuge on their land, GREG FAY shares how he and his family have made the most of life during the global pandemic. By Corrine Gaffner Garcia During the COVID-19 pandemic, landowners…

Tagged with: COVID, Fay Ranches, Greg Fay, Montana, pandemic
Posted in Corinne Garcia, Feature, Montana, Residential Property, West

SOLD! Florida’s Bluffs of Saint Teresa Sells for $43 Million

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Land Report Editors

State of Florida Buys Bluffs of Saint Teresa Conservation spurred the $43 million sale of 17,000 acres on the Gulf of Mexico in North Florida. Dean Saunders, founder and managing director of SVN | Saunders Ralston Dantzler Real Estate, brokered…

Land’s Best Friend: Perfect Pair

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Land Report Editors

Text and photography by LYNN DONALDSON Russell Gordy is my neighbor. Let me rephrase that. Russell Gordy’s 48,000-acre Double Arrow Ranch sits just outside Livingston, the Montana town where my family and I live. Russell is a Texan, a native…

Westward Ho!

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Land Report Editors

As SHELTERING IN PLACE becomes more and more common, so too does the allure of living in the American West. By: Corinne Gaffner Garcia When COVID-19 began spreading around the world, it took a while for the gravity of the…

Land Report Essentials: Browning Superposed

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Eric OKeefe

Devotees of the BROWNING SUPERPOSED will find their fealty rewarded with this sumptuous volume. By ERIC O’KEEFE In 1996, history’s best-selling over/under shotgun got its due when Krause Publications brought to market The Browning Superposed: John M. Browning’s Last Legacy…

Land Report October 2020 Newsletter

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Land Report Editors

A $43 million sale and a key acquisition for Floridians, and another high-profile transaction for Dean Saunders — that’s the lead story of our October newsletter. The Florida broker listed the Bluffs of St. Teresa more than five years ago,…

Farm Income Hits 7-Year-High in 2020

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Land Report Editors

The largest direct farm payments ever – to the tune of a record-smashing $37.2 billion – have bolstered farm sector income in 2020. While seeking to soften the impact of the pandemic throughout the ag sector, the Trump Administration directed…

Tagged with: COVID, direct farm payments, USDA
Posted in Agriculture, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk

Land to Table: 2020 World Food Prize

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Land Report Editors

Following in the footsteps of the great Norman Borlaug, RATTAN LAL is honored for bettering the lives of millions worldwide. — Lisa Martin The World Food Prize, widely regarded as the Nobel Prize in agriculture, has been awarded to Ohio…

Tagged with: Norman Borlaug, Ohio State, Rattan Lal, World Food Prize
Posted in Agriculture, Feature, News Desk, Water

Trillion-Dollar Bet On American Farmland

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Land Report Editors

An aging demographic heralds a seismic shift in agricultural asset ownership. — Dan Charles For a glimpse of what could happen to a trillion dollars’ worth of American farmland, meet Ray Williams. He’s a lawyer-turned farmer, growing organic grain and…