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Resources and information for rural real estate and land professionals, plus profiles and interviews with the country’s top land brokers, rural appraisers and ranch and farm managers
Broker Spotlight: Hall and Hall’s Joel Leadbetter
Lorie Woodward Cantu sits down with Hall and Hall broker Joel Leadbetter to discuss his career and approach to selling land.
Marlo Dill: A Passion for Agriculture
If you’re in Central Oregon Hill Country this winter and happen upon someone on a snowmobile scouting ranch property, it could very well be Marlo Dill.
Sam Middleton: A Legacy of the Land
Reflecting on the W.T. Waggoner sale earlier this year, Middleton believes that the interest in the property speaks volumes for the investment stability of land ownership…you can’t beat the “romance and the legacy” of having a ranch.
Rules for Commercial Drone Use Finalized by FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week finalized operational rules regarding the use of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS, or more popularly known as drones). The rules, officially released on June 21, clarify flying-certification requirements for non-hobbyist UAS operators. To date, the FAA required that commercial drone operators apply via the so-called Section 333 waiver, limiting […]
David Faust: Constructing a Ranch Real Estate Career
David Faust constructed a ranch real estate career. “Most of my family were in construction-related businesses, so that was my background.”
Broker Spotlight: Ken Hoerster—Destined For Ranch Real Estate
Ken Hoerster, founder of Texas Ranches for Sale in Boerne, was destined to be a ranch real estate broker. “I can’t imagine doing anything else,” Hoerster said. “I have the privilege of helping people make some of the biggest investments of their lives… investments that can change people’s lives for the better.”
Jeffrey Hignight: Personal Journey of Land Management
Hignight brings strong agricultural perspective to his current professional farm manager role at Glaub Farm Management, where he advocates for the land owners and counsels on improving the land.
Eric Wilkinson: Close to Farm & Family
In many ways, Eric Wilkinson never left the farm. The Kankakee, Illinois farm manager has fond memories of his childhood, working alongside his father, grandfather and siblings on the small family livestock and grain farm near Mazon, Illinois.
Aerial Drone Footage and FAA Regulations: What You Need to Know
We all know the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words. This holds especially true when it comes to the online marketing of real estate, where property photos, videos and interactive tours are considered one of the best ways to capture a prospective customer’s attention. (Indeed, internal data from Apartments.com, a Lands […]
Milton Greeson: A Legacy of Change
Although rich legacies shape his life, Milton Greeson Jr. is not hidebound by tradition.
Merrill E. Swanson: Love of the Land
Growing up on the family farm in the upper coastal bend of Texas, hunting for quail and arrowheads were two of Merrill Swanson’s favorite pastimes.
Mike Swan: The Values of the Land
When Mike Swan’s father, George, taught him the values of responsibility, hard work and protecting the family name as they worked side-by-side on the family’s commercial cow-calf ranch in Montana’s Ruby Valley, it wasn’t in anticipation of a phone call from the actress Jane Fonda.
ASFRMA Member Profile: Corey Prins
One of Corey Prins’ fondest memories growing up on the small family farm near Edgerton, Minnesota, was the hours he spent in the tractor. As the eldest son, Prins had a lot of responsibility and was delighted when his father, Lloyd, delegated crop responsibilities to him in his teen years.
Stewarding a Shared Vision: Burgher-Ray Ranch Sales Group
Written By Lorie Woodward Cantu Despite a 30-year age difference, David Burgher and Harlan Ray, principals in the Dallas-based Burgher-Ray Ranch Sales Group at Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty, are remarkably similar when it comes to the things that matter most. Our core values are faith, family and friends,” said Burgher, who founded the Ranch […]
ASFMRA Member Profile: Eddie Davis of Brown Land and Farm Management, LLC
By the time Eddie Davis was 26 years old, he was farm manager of the Louisiana Delta Plantation, a 34,000-acre diversified farming operation near Jonesville, Louisiana in Catahoula Parish.
Broker Spotlight: Bill Johnson
Bill Johnson, owner of Bill Johnson and Associates Real Estate Co. in Bellville, became a real estate broker because of baseball and bird dogs.
Broker Spotlight: California Outdoor Properties’ Todd Renfrew
Todd Renfrew, broker and owner of California Outdoor Properties, has his dream job—and he’s not interested in changing it.
Is Professional Farmland Management Right For Me?
Written by Tim Cobb There comes a time in the life cycle of agriculture property when it has become fragmented or family asset management has become distant enough that thoughtful owners recognize something needs to change. All too often owners of “family ground” decide, in frustration, that it is easier to potentially split cash than […]
ASFMRA Member Spotlight—Justin P. Bierschwale
Written by Justin P. Bierschwale Challenges facing rural landowners today vary greatly throughout the U.S. depending upon a multitude of things including property types, state regulations and ownership goals. To look at the challenges present in the rural land market through a national lens is challenging in and of itself. On the broad spectrum, I […]
