Episode 8 | How Do We Value Conservation?
Are you seeing a different attitude towards conservation among new buyers from traditional owners? In this episode, Catherine Semcer who isa Research Fellow from PERC discussed the change in land ownership and its implications for the conservation of both wildlife and water. Semcer is a subject matter expert with 20 years of success in demanding […]
Episode 7 | What Value do Carbon Credits have?
Do you see a day in the future when there will be an exchange in a secondary marketplace for carbon credits? In this episode, we sit down with Chris Mehus, one of our first guests on Season 1 who came on to talk to us about the budding and the new carbon sequestration market for […]
Episode 6 | Does Independence Matter?
What does political and financial independence look like? In this episode we sit down with Gary Buchanan, life-long political and financial independent, who has decades of experience as a financial advisor and public service in Montana. In addition to managing financial portfolios, he is running as an Independent for the US House of Representatives. We […]
Episode 5 | Why Cap-Gains Taxes Matter to You and I ?
When will you have to pay the piper for his music? Be sure to check out Episode 6 of Season I with Max Hansen for a more technical “in the weeds” detail on IRS Section 1031 Deferment of Capital Gains if you are looking for the concise, legalese, attorney-speak because this episode is not that. […]
Episode 4 | How The Market Values A Ranch?
George has seen it all. From wind, oil, and gas developments to railroad, pipeline, and transmission line easements. In areas where elk, conservation, and recreation may be the highest and best use, to areas that seem to be unaffected by the progress of man. Tune in to hear George’s stream of consciousness as he breaks […]
Episode 3 | What Do Investment Bankers Think of Ranch Lands
The “Suits” on Wall Street always get a bad rap from mom-and-pop on Main Street. We have one of the heaviest hitters on our show today to set the record straight for “the suits.” Tune in to find out what institutional investors think about ranch lands and the future of rural America, straight from the […]
Episode 2 | What it takes to be a Professional Ranch Manager?
With over 16 years as the principal of his DL Resource Management LLC and having penned articles for likes of Beef Magazine, Land.com, and Faye Ranches, Dan drove over 15 hours through a western blizzard to join us in Montana and share his experience of what it takes to be a professional ranch manager. When […]
Episode 1 | What the hell happened in 2021?
2021 was a record year for ranch real estate… Actually, it was THE RECORD YEAR. No other time in history had seen the amount of sales volume, rapidly appreciating and inflating land values, size of transactions, number of transactions, and average value or sales price. Like the 2021 ranch real estate market, we’re back stronger […]
Episode 15 | The Hosts
Episode 14 | Managing Ted Turner’s two million acres
In this episode, our guest is John Hansen, former Director of Ranch Operations at Turner Enterprises. After over 20 years of working for Ted Turner, John is starting a new position as Head of Landowner Profitability Programs at LandTrust.