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Land Report April 2020 Newsletter

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Land Report Editors

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…

Tagged with: AFM, American Forest Management, Brad Kelley, citrus, citrus greening, Dean Saunders, ethanol, farmland values, Henry Chappell, land values, Lindsay Corporation, quail habitat, quail hunting, Renewable Fuel Standard, Rolling Plains Research Ranch, Russell Graves, Saunders Real Estate, Texas
Posted in Great Plains, Midwest, Newsletter, South, Southwest, West

DOJ and DOD Prepare to Condemn Private Lands for Border Wall

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Land Report Editors

NBC News reports that administration officials are preparing the requisite court filings in Texas that will facilitate the condemnation of the private property necessary to construct the border wall. In a departure from typical eminent domain cases, however, the Declaration…

Tagged with: border, border wall, Department of Defense, Department of Justice, DoD, DOJ, eminent domain, Property rights, Texas
Posted in Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Residential Property, Southwest, Texas

Travelin’ Man

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Don’t tell T.D. Kelsey what he can or can’t do. Somehow, some way, he does it all, he does it well, and he does it his way. By Henry Chappell Photography by Wyman Meinzer Near the end of his life,…

Tagged with: big-game hunter extraordinaire, bronc rider, Henry Chappell, pilot, Sculptor, T.D. Kelsey, Texas, Wyman Meinzer
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Equestrian, Feature, Henry Chappell, Recreation, Texas

D.R. Horton: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Land Report Editors

No. 23 D.R. Horton 503,000 acres The chairman of the country’s leading home builder, Don Horton has snapped up several marquee ranching operations, including New Mexico’s 292,779-acre GREAT WESTERN RANCH. Each summer, he hosts hundreds of his employees’ children, grandchildren,…

Tagged with: Camp Horton, D.R. Horton, Don Horton, Great Western Ranch, LandLeader, New Mexico, Texas
Posted in Feature, Land Report 100, New Mexico, Recreation, Southwest, Texas

The 13-Million-Acre Man

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Go behind the scenes with Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush in our Texas issue. The Magazine of the Texas Landowner brings you an exclusive interview with George Prescott Bush, the 28th Commissioner of Texas’s General Land Office. The Commissioner…

Tagged with: Alamo, George P. Bush, Texas, Texas Land Commission
Posted in Conservation, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Interviews, Minerals, Public Land, Southwest, Texas, Water

FOR SALE: 2,500-Acre East Texas Resort

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Barefoot Ranch on market for $59.5 million Owned by hedge fund manager Kyle Bass, the 2,500-acre estate features a 35,000-square-foot timber-beamed lodge, multiple cabins, an equestrian center, tennis courts, a golf course, and more. Located just over an hour east…

Tagged with: Athens, Barefoot Ranch, Dallas Cowboys, Kyle Bass, Murchison family, Texas
Posted in Equestrian, Feature, Golf, Hunting, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest, Texas

The American Sportsman: Legends of Quail

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Land Report Editors

To commemorate one of the greatest years for quail, Boone Pickens invited a Who’s Who of wingshooters to his Mesa Vista Ranch. Text by Henry Chappell | Photography by Wyman Meinzer & Russell Graves T. Boone Pickens drives down a…

Tagged with: Covey Rise, Joe Crafton, John Thames, Messa Vista Ranch, Park Cities Quail, Pete Delkus, Rick Pope, Rick Snipes, T. Boone Pickens, Texas, Wingshooters
Posted in Conservation, Dogs, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Henry Chappell, Hunting, Recreation, Southwest, Texas, Water

Land Report Certified Community: Texas Grand Ranch

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Texas’s first Land Report Certified Community – Texas Grand Ranch – is a timbered haven just minutes from The Woodlands. Text by Eric O’Keefe | Photography by Gustav Schmiege III & Natalia Zamarripa When I was a youngster growing up…

Tagged with: Land Report Certified Community, Patten, Texas, Texas Grand Ranch
Posted in Certified Communities, Developers, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Gustav Schmiege, News Desk, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest, Texas

Oil Prices Spur Investment

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Sporting Ranch Capital announces a $100 million, Texas-only ranch fund. Jay Ellis, an investment fund founder, may be the only person in Texas who is giddy about collapsing oil prices. “Oil is $33. Markets are in turmoil. The timing couldn’t…

Tagged with: investment fund, Jay Ellis, land, oil, Republic Ranches, Sporting Ranch Capital, T. Boone Pickens, Texas
Posted in Feature, News Desk, Recreation, Southwest, Texas

Land Report December 2015 Newsletter

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Land Report Editors

There are several fascinating reads in our final newsletter of 2015. But no one is urging you to read them right away. As the year winds down, all of us at The Land Report hope that we set aside our disappointments and focus on the…