
2014 Land Report 100: Wilks Brothers
No. 22 Wilks Brothers 347,500 acres (up 36,000 acres) The two

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

Established in 1849, the Waggoner Ranch spans six Texas counties and

This cowboy’s sweetheart is a fourth-generation New Mexico rancher who still

No. 14 Briscoe Family 640,000 acres (up 30,000 acres) Three

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

Text by Lesli Allison | Photography by Sarah King, Heidi

Thinking outside the box landed this California beef producer’s entire

Each year, the Big Four – JBS, Cargill, National Beef, and

Established by ranch owners for ranch owners, EXPLORE RANCHES offers exclusive

An energetic Swede, Svante Swenson established a 680,000-acre ranching empire north of

Red Top Ranch, one of Colorado’s best known cattle operations, has

Thinking outside the box landed this California beef producer’s entire herd

Judge Mark Mullin of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern

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

Some well-deserved R&R was served up at Wyoming’s COTTONWOOD RANCH during

Ever the innovator, MORT FLEISCHER is selling his Arizona and Montana