
Garst Farms: A Legacy of Innovation
By Bill BriggsIt’s an idyllic swath of Western Iowa, a patchwork

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

No. 4 Stan Kroenke 1,380,000 acres (up 522,000 acres) Earlier this

No. 23 D.R. Horton 371,805 acres (up 109,000 acres) The Texas

The roots of SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES (SPI) go back to 1949

No. 30 H.L. Kokernot Heirs 278,000 acres The Kokernots’ ties to

By Eric O’Keefe | Photography by Gustav Schmiege III The name says it all: The

Text and photography by LYNN DONALDSON Russell Gordy is my neighbor.

No. 52 Tim Blixseth 189,000 acres Blixseth found success as an

No. 48 Eugene Gabrych 200,000 acres California businessman Eugene Gabrych, a

No. 53 Bidegain Family 180,000 acres The T4 Cattle Company in

No. 43 Roxana Hayne & Joan Kelleher 213,370 acres In the

No. 36 Mike Smith 248,500 acres Slowly but steadily, Mike Smith

No. 30 H.L. Kokernot Heirs 278,000 acres The Kokernots’ ties to

This Texan’s life is a testament to family, ranching, business, and

In a transaction destined to shake up the 2012 Land Report

After waging a prolonged battle with his neighbors over construction of