March 2012

The Basics of Easements

The Basics of Easements

When buying farms, ranches or land something that you must be aware of and run into frequently is easements. An easement is an irrevocable right to the use of another person’s property. Easements are often misunderstood and this misunderstanding of easements can lead to significant headaches later down the road after closing on a property. […]

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Soil Conservation: What it is and Why you as a Land Owner Should Implement It.

Soil Conservation: What it is and Why you as a Land Owner Should Implement It.

The Dust Bowl was the catalyst behind a 60-year endeavor in farming: soil conservation. The soil conservation movement was a result of the droughts during the 1930s, the effects of water erosion, the terrific dust storms created by wind erosion in the Great Plains, and by the urging of Hugh Hammond Bennett. In 1935, the

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