Emmerson Family

SPI Acquires Seneca; Emmersons Now America’s Largest Landowners

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Eric OKeefe

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ROOTS | In the first half of the 20th century, Curly Emmerson and his son, Red, planted the seeds for Sierra Pacific Industries near Lassen Peak. BY ERIC O’KEEFE Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) has completed its acquisition…

The Land Report Winter 2020

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Land Report Editors

The 2020 Land Report 100 sponsored by Hayden Outdoors Real Estate features the debut of Bill and Melinda Gates as America’s leading farmland owners with 242,000 acres of productive farmland in more than a dozen states. All told, the Gateses…

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Emmerson Family: 2019 Land Report 100 Sponsored by Hayden Outdoors Real Estate

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Land Report Editors

The roots of SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES (SPI) go back to 1949 when Curly Emmerson and his son Red went into business together, leasing a small sawmill and forming a partnership. Seventy years later, Red and his family are still in…

2018 Land Report 100

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Land Report Editors

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…

2016 Land Report 100

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Land Report Editors

More than 20 new landowners grace the ranks of the 2016 Land Report 100 sponsored. Among the new Land Report 100ers are California’s Fisher family, who founded The Gap in 1969. With some 440,000 acres in Northern California, the Fishers ranked No.…