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The National Land Podcast is the go-to show for landowners, ranchers, farmers, rural investors, and outdoor stewards who want straight talk and field-tested insights. In each episode, host Mac Christian sits down with economists, lenders, ranchers, wildlife pros, policy leaders, and elite land brokers to unpack market forces, risk, and opportunity across America’s land, then turns it into clear takeaways you can use on your acreage tomorrow. Expect smart explainers and real stories on farm and ranch operations, timber and wildlife management, hunting access and leases, water and mineral rights, easements, 1031 exchanges, FSA/USDA programs, carbon credits, conservation monetization, rural financing, and the ag economy. If you buy, sell, manage, or dream about land, follow now and make better decisions, season after season.
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Friday Oct 25, 2024
Friday Oct 25, 2024
Hunting season is here, which makes it a great time to review firearms safety. Today, we are talking with Nebraska agent, Jim Fleissner, and Nebraska Television Host, Author, and Marketing and Communications Specialist for Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Greg Wagner. Every hunter should brush up on firearms safety, especially if you have a few years under your belt.
Friday Oct 18, 2024
Friday Oct 18, 2024
Have you considered remodeling a historic home? You might drive by one on a regular basis and think how cool it would be to bring a historic home back to life. Most of us have thought about it at one time or another, but there are a few people out there who leap when others do not. Woodland Plantation is located in Union County, South Carolina and this is a story of a family creating something truly magical out of a historic building. This Plantation is currently for sale and this is the story behind this incredible property.
Friday Oct 11, 2024
Friday Oct 11, 2024
Looking for unique ways to make income off of your land? Look no further than today’s episode. Denver Downs is located in Anderson, South Carolina and has been owned by the same family since 1869. As with any piece of land owned by the same family for decades, this land has seen many changes. The Garrison family has adapted with the economics of the region and Denver Downs is now an agricultural tourist destination. Catherine Garrison Davis is an owner of this wonderful piece of land and she is here to talk about the journey of Denver Downs from farm to premiere tourist destination.
Friday Oct 04, 2024
Friday Oct 04, 2024
How will interest rate drops affect land sales? Today is our quarterly economic update, covering interest rate impact on agriculture, land for sale, and new announcements from the USDA. Jackson Takach is the Chief Economist and Head of Strategy, Research, and Analytics for Farmer Mac, the secondary market for agricultural loans. He is here to help us make sense of our current economic environment. Jackson joins us once per quarter to discuss agricultural economics and land values throughout the United States. If you are interested in land or agriculture, this episode is required listening.
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Today we are talking to members of W.I.L.L., which stands for Women in Land Leadership. Let’s face it, when we are talking about agricultural land, hunting land, or timber investments the proportion of male to female will be skewed. This is an area of real estate that a lot of female agents have not considered and they should. Terri Jensen, Beth McLellan, and Claire Dee have a wide range of experience as we cover everything, from commercial development in England to hunting land in Missouri.
Talk to Terri Jensen, licensed in Minnesota and Nebraska
Talk with Beth McLellan, licensed in Missouri
Friday Sep 20, 2024
Friday Sep 20, 2024
Artificial Intelligence has ruled the headlines over the past year. Opinions on artificial intelligence have ranged from apocalyptic to useless. Today we are discussing the intersection of artificial intelligence and real estate with Washington-based land real estate agent, Ernest Peralta. Using AI to help evaluate properties, assessing overhead costs, streamlining processes, and what the future holds are all discussed. The buying and selling of land is a complex process and AI is one tool that gives a significant advantage to users.
Friday Sep 06, 2024
Friday Sep 06, 2024
Conservation is a word that can have heavy political undertones and in some parts of the United States, it is a four-letter word. Often, conservation is pitted against landowners and agriculture as an either/or situation, and it shouldn’t be. Today, we are talking to Lesli Allison, CEO of the Western Landowners Alliance, an organization determined to change the relationship between landowners and conservation. This organization works with landowners, not against them to achieve terrific results in conservation.
Learn about the Western Landowners Alliance
Friday Aug 30, 2024
Friday Aug 30, 2024
How do turkeys know when mating season starts? If you know the answer to that question, please don’t spoil it for the rest of the listeners. Turkeys, like deer, elk, and most other wildlife have a defined mating season at the same time each year. Actually, the only animals I could find that don’t have a mating season are the Golden Spiny Mouse, the Tree Kangaroo, the Musk Shrew, the Long-Thumbed Frog, and a short list of others. Today, Jason Lupardus, CEO of Turkeys for Tomorrow, tells us how turkeys time their mating season so accurately, what changes in their behavior, and why some turkeys start their struts early.