The Largest Landholders Inwards The United States: The Solid Reason Study 100

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The Land Report 100

No. 1 John Malone

2,200,000 acres
Leslie together with John Malone acquired Florida’s historic Bridlewood Farm inward August 2013. More than 100 stakes winners get got been bred together with raised nether the Bridlewood name, including the 2004 Kentucky Derby together with Preakness Stakes winner Smarty Jones. That tradition non only continues nether the Malones stewardship but was embellished when Tapwrit won the 2017 Belmont Stakes. Not only did the Tapit colt develop at Bridlewood, but the Malones ain a portion of the stakes winner. “We’re approaching retirement age, together with nosotros were originally thinking of a retirement place. And the thrill together with excitement of the Thoroughbred industry, coupled amongst the chance to save such a famed operation, was an chance equally good skilful to overstep up,” John Malone told The Blood-Horse.

THE FULL LIST: AMERICA’S 100 LARGEST LANDOWNERS 2017

1. John Malone
2. Ted Turner
3. Emmerson Family (up 9,666 acres)
4. Stan Kroenke
5. Reed Family
6. Irving Family (up 236 acres)
7. Brad Kelley (up 150,000 acres)
8. Singleton Family
9. King Ranch Heirs
10. Pingree Heirs
11. Peter Buck  NEW TO LIST
12. Ford Family (up 158,000 acres)
13. Wilks Brothers (up 30,000 acres)
14. Briscoe Family
15. Lykes Heirs
16. Hamer Family NEW TO LIST
17. O’Connor Heirs (up 7,000 acres)
18. Martin Family
19. Thomas Peterffy  NEW TO LIST
20. Stimson Family (up 52,000 acres)
21. The Netherlands Ware  BACK ON LIST
22. Westervelt Heirs (up 41,000 acres)
23. D.R. Horton
24. McDonald Family (up 64,000 acres)
25. Simplot Family

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No. four Stan Kroenke
1,380,000 acres
One of the greatest opportunities awarded to private landowners is the restoration together with enhancement of the lands they steward. At Kroenke Ranches, this includes initiatives at Montana’s Broken O Ranch together with Texas’s Waggoner Ranch. On the Broken O, focal points include upland plane enhancement equally good equally current together with wetland restoration. Given the Broken O’s 40-plus miles of outflow creeks, the latter is a massive project that incorporates a survey together with engineering blueprint squad to guide the structure efforts. On the Waggoner, wild fauna enhancement was initiated amongst hiring a quail biologist together with wild fauna staff. The focal dot on the Waggoner is the reduction of Mesquite density to twenty percentage to practise ideal quail habitat through H2O retentivity together with vegetative diversity. Helicopter surveys get got indicated that quail populations are already on the ascension equally a trial of the enhancement work.

No. half dozen Irving Family
1,246,236 acres (up 236 acres)
Founded inward 1882, privately held J.D. Irving Company owns but about 3.2 i grand m acres inward Canada, where it is based inward New Brunswick, together with manages an additional 2.8 i grand m acres. Seed production together with yield are the focus of the Northern Maine sectionalization of Irving Woodlands, which includes 1.246 i grand m acres; all are certified nether the Forest Stewardship Council program. In addition, the United States of America of America operations are regularly together with independently audited according to ISO 14000 environmental standards together with are certified nether the Sustainable Forestry Initiative program. Last year, Irving Woodlands planted but about 2.9 i grand m trees. All told, the fellowship has planted over 960 i grand m trees. In improver to land, J.D. Irving Limited ranks equally i of Canada’s largest privately owned enterprises together with has wide-ranging operations, including hydropower, shipbuilding, consumer products, transportation, together with logistics.

No. vii Brad Kelley
1,150,000 acres (up 150,000 acres)
Kelley’s Calumet Farm continues its furnish to glory. Since acquiring it inward 2013, the Kentucky native has been burnishing the reputation of the legendary breeding together with preparation facility on the rails together with inward the barn. This year, 3 contenders inward the Run for the Roses wore Calumet’s colors. Although neither Hence nor Patch nor Sonneteer finished inward the money, the presence of the trio inward the starting gates speaks volumes close Kelley’s commitment to the sport of kings. Earlier this year, Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Todd Pletcher told the Lexington Herald-Leader, “I intend Mr. Kelley, equally y'all tin laissez passer on the axe see, is putting together a pretty powerful stable. He’s carrying on that Calumet tradition inward a large way. It looks to me similar it’s only going to teach bigger.”

No. sixteen Hamer Family
600,000 acres (NEW TO LIST)
 Fourth Generation of West Virginia Foresters Cracks Land Report 100 at No. sixteen
Starting amongst but i sawmill inward 1976, West Virginia native Jim Hamer (1937–2011) grew his timber holdings exponentially. His heirs ain 600,000 acres of timberland, run v sawmills, together with create l i grand m board feet of dark-green lumber per twelvemonth together with 25 i grand m board feet of kiln-dried lumber inward the Mountain State annually. Jim C. Hamer Companies get got long been recognized equally a pioneer inward converting sawdust into densified fuel pellets together with creating a new fuel source.

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