Water

Water Futures Start Trading Amid Growing Fears of Scarcity

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Land Report Editors

Futures linked to the Nasdaq Veles California Water Index began trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in early December, representing a whole new way to buy water. Amid concerns about climate change and resource scarcity in a state that uses…

Posted in Agriculture, California, Cattle, Equities, Farming, Feature, News Desk, Pacific, Water

Money for Water

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Land Report Editors

As the Colorado River Compact nears the century mark, an increasing number of conservation efforts seek to incentivize landowners’ valuable water rights. By Ken Mirr, Mirr Ranch Group The centennial of the Colorado River Compact is almost upon us. The…

Federal Land Idling Program at Lowest Level Since 1988

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Land Report Editors

The program includes the voluntary Conservation Reserve, which gives landowners annual rent payments for fragile farmland that has idled for a decade or more. A 2018 expansion hasn’t caught on with landowners according to Successful Farming, which estimates a net…

Tagged with: Conservation Reserve, idle farmland
Posted in Agriculture, Conservation, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, Hunting, News Desk, Water

The Sweetest of Deals

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Land Report Editors

SOLD! A broad coalition rallies to preserve a beloved COLORADO landmark. By Cary Estes | Photography by Todd Winslow Pierce The path to commercial development of Colorado’s Sweetwater Lake took a detour down Memory Lane as a nostalgia- fueled community…

Posted in Cary Estes, Colorado, Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, Public Land, Recreation, Water, West

Collins-Modoc Reforestation Project Announced

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Land Report Editors

In partnership with RenewWest, Collins will plant two million trees on 10,000 acres of the Modoc Plateau in Northern California, becoming the largest single-site carbon-focused reforestation project in US history. The goal is to improve land that hasn’t yet recovered…

Leading Harvest Receives Walton Family Foundation Grant

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Land Report Editors

The award supports a pilot program in the Upper Mississippi River Watershed with the goal of removing barriers, accelerating sustainability certification, and jumpstarting market opportunities for producers. The funding advances Leading Harvest’s Farm Management Standard program, which addresses everything from…

Land Report Top Ten: Fall 2020

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Land Report Editors

The storied FOUR SIXES RANCH has 119 pastures ranging in size from a few hundred acres to more than 15,000. — The Editors 01. FOUR SIXES RANCH | $341 MILLION [NEW] Comprised of three divisions totaling more than 266,000 acres…

Mexico Fulfills Water Treaty Obligations

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Land Report Editors

Many doubted that Mexico would succeed in delivering enough water to the U.S. after the long-running dispute came to a boil in September. Farmers, ranchers, and other Mexicans seized the La Boquilla Dam in the northern state of Chihuahua, sparking…

Tagged with: 1944 Water Treaty, Chihuahua, drought, Farmers, La Boquilla Dam, Mexico
Posted in Agriculture, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, International, News Desk, Water

Cargill Partners for Impact

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Land Report Editors

The agricultural behemoth threw its support behind farm-led efforts to adopt practices and systems bolstering regenerative ag practices across 10 million acres of North American farmland over the next decade. The first phase of the initiative focuses on row crops…

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…