
Brad Kelley | No. 8 1,139,984 ACRES (down 10,016 acres) The Wall Street Journal christened Kelley as “The Man With a Million Acres” in 2012. Kelley has, in fact, bought and sold millions of acres nationwide. As 2019 came to…
Brad Kelley | No. 8 1,139,984 ACRES (down 10,016 acres) The Wall Street Journal christened Kelley as “The Man With a Million Acres” in 2012. Kelley has, in fact, bought and sold millions of acres nationwide. As 2019 came to…
Our April newsletter showcases the debut of our 2020 Texas special issue, which features an in-depth look at the battle to save bobwhite and blue quail. Other quick reads include: Land values in Nebraska rise 3 percent Illinois farmland holds…
A slew of must-read stories in our 2020 Texas Issue including: Hunting for a Cure: Henry Chappell’s in-depth cover story goes behind the scenes at the Rolling Plains Research Ranch to analyze the decades-long effort by Texas quail hunters and…
Pieced together over a span of decades, this massive single block of ranchland, which spans 57 miles from east to west, is an assemblage of 22 historic ranches, many of which date back to the settlement of the Texas frontier…
Highlights from our March newsletter include: Insights and observations on coronavirus impacting markets. Farmers suffer as Saudis and Russians send oil prices plummeting. Land Report 100er brings 500,000 acres to market in Texas and New Mexico for $500 million. For up-to-the-minute reports…
No. 7 Brad Kelley 1,150,000 acres Much like John Malone’s Silver Spur Ranches have given new life to old ways, Brad Kelley has reinvigorated legendary CALUMET FARM. In the last century, Thoroughbreds from the 762-acre Kentucky breeding and training facility…
Five new landowners. One returnee. More than 1 million additional acres. That’s 2,000 square miles. No matter your metric, the 2018 Land Report 100 confirms the fact that America’s largest landowners are increasing their holdings. As 2018 came to a…
With 2.2 million acres, John Malone takes top honors for the third consecutive year. His love of land, coupled with his wife’s love of horses, led to several key acquisitions, including a historic Irish castle just south of Dublin and two properties in Wellington, the epicenter of Florida’s equestrian community.
At more than 2 million acres, Ted Turner runs a close second to his good friend. Turner enjoys the distinction of being New Mexico’s largest landowner, and he capitalized on that honor by acquiring the historic Sierra Grande Lodge and Spa in Truth or Consequences. Guests at the Lodge will be able to enjoy tours of Turner’s 156,439-acre Ladder Ranch and his 362,885-acre Armendaris Ranch.
Thanks to his acquisition of the Broken O Ranch, Denver Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke moved up from No. 10 on last year’s list to No. 8 in the rankings. Among the newcomers to this year’s list are Texas’s Wilks Brothers, founders of Frac Tech. Their prized jewel is Montana’s 60,000-acre N Bar Ranch, which they acquired from former Land Report 100er Tom Siebel, founder of Siebel Systems. Another new name on the list is Arthur Nicholas, who serves on the board of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Nicholas is the owner of Wyoming’s historic Wagonhound Land and Livestock Co., which is the subject of a new book by Land Reporters Wyman Meinzer and Henry Chappell.
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Take a moment to scan the November edition of The Land Report newsletter. You’ll be amazed at the amount of activity going on in land markets currently. Impending auctions of key parcels, record-setting new listings, fire-sale prices on bankrupt holdings –…
First it was ethanol and the price per acre in the Corn Belt. Then oil and gas began propping up land values in mineral-rich areas such as the huge shales found coast to coast. Now other commodities are driving other…