
2014 Land Report 100: Emmerson Family
No. 3 Emmerson Family 1,860,000 acres Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) was

No. 3 Emmerson Family 1,860,000 acres Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) was

Text by Lisa Martin | Photography Courtesy of Turner Ranches America’s

A successful hedge fund manager and dedicated conservationist, Bacon’s 202,000 acres

No. 26 Jeff Bezos 290,000 acres In mid-September 2015, Florida Gov.

By Bill BriggsIt’s an idyllic swath of Western Iowa, a patchwork

A successful hedge fund manager and dedicated conservationist, Bacon’s 202,000 acres

No. 9 King Ranch Heirs 911,215 acres On August 25, the

In May, the New Mexico Game Commission voted to deny a

It comes as no surprise that Boone Pickens’ Mesa Vista Ranch,

This Texan is committed to the land — and landowners. Fifth-generation

By Eric O’Keefe Photography by Gustav Schmiege III Don’t be fooled by

A world-class cattle operation requires top ranch horses. Whiteface, the name

No. 1 John Malone 2,200,000 acres John Malone blames his sprawling

No. 32 D.R. Horton 262,805 acres (up 176,805 acres) This past

No. 52 Hunt Family 190,000 acres The history of Hunt Oil

No. 22 Wilks Brothers 347,500 acres (up 36,000 acres) The two