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…
By Cary Estes When Peoples Company auctioneer Jared Chambers was presented with the task of publicizing an impending auction of two ranches totaling more than 8,000 acres across two counties in Western South Dakota, he developed a marketing campaign that…
From a 600-acre tract in the 1960s, a 6,000-acre agricultural powerhouse and our 2018 Farmland Deal of the Year was born. By Cary Estes It is easy to see the appeal of the 6,000-acre Weidert Farm in Washington’s Walla Walla…
Over the last half century, the Weiderts have created a powerhouse of a farm. Their next step? Find someone to take it to the next level. As a Texan, I’m all too familiar with the brag “Everything is bigger in…
Our Investment Issue features dozens of premium listings from coast to coast, including: Cross Mountain Ranch: Unrivaled water and wildlife in Northern Colorado Gunter’s Island: A how-to study on developing the ideal mitigation bank Weidert Farm: A 6,000-acre Washington farm with matchless…
The New Year is knocking on the door, but that hasn’t slowed the pace of transactions in the last month of 2016, including: The acquisition of 8,638 acres of Illinois bottom land by Farmland Partners Inc. for $55 million. The…
America’s most famous farmer is on a mission to educate his fellow Americans about this country’s greatest asset, farmland. In this Land Report exclusive, he describes his quest. Text by Chris Soules Photography by Jason Walsmith & Joseph Leaming If…
CHRIS SOULES IS NOT LOST. Considering the setting of this exclusive Land Report cover shoot by Jason Walsmith – an Iowa cornfield – the reality TV star actually feels quite a home. That’s one of the many insights about America’s most famous farmer that…
