Tom Vilsack

2020 Land Investment Expo

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Land Report Editors

It wasn’t too long ago that people turned their attention to Iowa in the dead of winter roughly once every four years. But today, each and every January, you’ll see pundits, presidential hopefuls, economists, entrepreneurs and reality TV stars in…

Tagged with: Boone Pickens, Chuck Grassley, Donald Trump, Joni Ernst, Land Expo, Land Investment Expo, Martha Stewart, Tom Vilsack
Posted in Agriculture, Farming, Federal Policy, Iowa, Midwest, News Desk

Chicago Fed to Host Global Ag Conference

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Anyone remotely interested in US agriculture and its ties to the global economy should make plans to attend the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Agricultural Conference on Tuesday, November 28. The focus of the one-day event will be agricultural trade…

Tagged with: Chicago Fed, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Tom Vilsack
Posted in Agriculture, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Midwest, Missouri, News Desk, Ohio

Land Report November 2016 Newsletter

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Land Report Editors

The 2016 Land Report 100 is at the press. More than two dozen new entrants and updates highlight this year’s survey, which is sponsored by LandLeader, the nation’s largest network of brokerages dedicated to farm, ranch, and recreational properties. Other items…

Tagged with: Dax Hayden, Eddie Lee Rider Jr., Hall and Hall Auctions, Land Report 100, LandLeader, Texas A&M, The Conservation Fund, Thomas Land Company, timberland, Tom Vilsack, USDA
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Conservation, Farming, Federal Policy, Florida, Hunting, Montana, Nebraska, News Desk, Newsletter, Oregon, Public Land, Texas, Washington, Water

Land Report January 2016 Newsletter

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Ten million acres of forest fires? That’s how much land, public and private, went up in smoke in 2015. You’ll learn more about this startling statistic in our January newsletter, and get updates on: A 23,000-acre auction in Eastern New Mexico A…

Tagged with: BLM, California, Cattle, farmland, Land Report 100, Mason & Morse, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, NWS, Summit Ag, Tom Vilsack
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Bankruptcy, California, Cattle, Farming, Nebraska, New Mexico, News Desk, Newsletter, Public Land, Recreation, Residential Property, Water

Land Report February 2015 Newsletter

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Land Report Editors

Page through out February newsletter to learn: Who was selected by the RLI as the Land Realtor of the Year. What crop disease the USDA is tackling with $30 million worth of research. What conference you need to attend if private timberland…

Tagged with: Ben Crosby, Chicago Fed, citrus greening, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Forest Landowners Association, Murray Wise, RLI, Tom Vilsack, USDA
Posted in Agriculture, Farming, News Desk, Newsletter

The Land Report Looks at the Obama Cabinet

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Land Report Editors

While a few of President Obama’s cabinet nominees remain to be confirmed, others – such as Ken Salazar (pictured) – will exert enormous influence on landowners and have been hard at work since hours after the inauguration.

Tagged with: Barack Obama, Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, George W. Bush, Interior Department, Ken Salazar, Stephen Chu, Tom Vilsack
Posted in Feature, Joseph Guinto, News Desk

The Land Report Looks at the New Congress

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Land Report Editors

The 111th Congress, with the strongest Democratic majority in years, was seated on January 6 and already the body is at work on legislation of significant importance to landowners nationwide.