
Land Report 100: A New No. 1?
Published reports point to a potential new leader atop The Land

Published reports point to a potential new leader atop The Land

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

No. 17 O’Connor Heirs 587,000 acres (up 7,000 acres) Irish immigrant

No. 6 Irving Family 1,247,880 acres (up 1,644 acres) J.K. Irving

After a three-generation run, the cattle kingdom that LATT MAXCY built

The cofounder of Microsoft ranks as America’s largest private farmland owner.

No. 3 Emmerson Family 1,915,000 acres (up 54,000 acres) Sierra Pacific

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