The National Land Podcast

Hunting, Land, and Faith: Inside BuckVentures Outdoors

“Shoot by Sight, Walk by Faith”: This is the motto of today’s guests. Jeff Danker, Daniel McVay, and Cole Cannon are the orchestrators of BuckVentures Outdoors and they live this motto each and every day. Their show, BuckVentures can be seen on the Outdoor Channel, MyOutdoorTV, and News 9 PLUS in Oklahoma. The Woodsman, another show created by the BuckVentures Outdoors team, can be seen on MyOutdoorTV. The team has also recently released Between the Brows, a podcast about outdoor pursuits, real-life issues, and current events. Today Mac Christian is talking with Jeff, Daniel, and Cole about land, real estate, hunting, and how their outdoor pursuits and faith came together to create a media powerhouse.

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Expert Guide to Whitetail Deer Land Prep for Hunting Season

Hunting season is almost here and we are here to talk about hunting land. Owners of hunting land, newly acquired or family heirloom acreage, work to improve hunting land year-round. Food plots have been planted, clearings created, cover scanned, and trail cams have been hung in strategic areas. It’s an exciting time of the year for all of you, but it can be anxiety-inducing for the other folks out there who have been too busy to get out and make land improvements to hunting land. We have tips today for all of you.

Today Mac Christian is talking to Jay Cassels. Jay Cassels served for eight years as a Green Beret in the United States Army Special Forces, holds a bachelor’s degree in management information systems, a master’s in telecommunications, is president of the Eastern Oklahoma branch of the National Deer Association, is a land certification inspector, a certified deer steward I and II, owner of the first legacy property in Oklahoma, and holds Accredited Land Consultant designation from the Realtors Land Institute. Needless to say, Jay Cassels is somebody you want to listen to if you have any kind of questions on whitetail deer hunting properties.

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Soyvolution: All about soybeans and agriculture advocacy

Soybeans are the largest United States agricultural export. The United States is second to only Brazil on the world stage as being the highest producer of soybeans. In 2022, the United States exported 57 million tons of soybeans valued at $34.37 billion throughout the world. These amazing numbers are just a small piece of what Mac Christian covers today with Charles Hall, Executive Director of the North Carolina Soybean Producers Association. In this episode of the National Land Realty Podcast, we introduce listeners to this amazing commodity, how it is used, where it grows, and how organizations like the North Carolina Soybean Producers Association advocate for agricultural producers on a daily basis.

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Exploring land virtually: the future of selling land

Today we are talking about a revolutionary piece of technology for land sales, Land Tour 360®. This is a piece of technology developed by National Land Realty so it’s a bit of a plug. Don’t let that fool you though, this is a game changer for selling land. Land Tour 360® gives you the ability to tour land, whatever the size, from the sky, in a true interactive experience, and it’s free for National Land Realty clients. Land Tour 360® enables viewers to view a 3d image of your land, zoom in to points of interest, and even zoom to walkthroughs of buildings on that land. This gives prospective buyers the ability to tour the land before their boots ever touch the ground. In some cases, we have even seen buyers make the purchase without ever even seeing the property in person. Today we are talking to Jeff Phelps, the director of all things Land Tour 360® to get the ins and outs of this technology.

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Understanding Interest Rates’ Effect on Land Sales

Interest rates have jumped up again and they have impacted land sales. This is the latest in a series of interest rate increases that started in March of 2022 and it has resulted in a shock reaction within real estate markets. With interest rates hovering around zero for the past few years, these increases have created a confusing environment for land buyers and sellers.

Today, Mac Christian is talking with Jackson Takach, Chief Economist at The Federal Agricultural Mortage Corporation, or as you probably know it, Farmer Mac. This is the federal organization that serves as the secondary market for agricultural land owners to obtain loans. This also means we are talking with one of the most knowledgeable individuals in the United States on the topic of interest rate impact on land.

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Your guide to land auctions and how they work

Using auctions to sell land is a concept that has been around for thousands of years. Land auctions have existed in the United States since before we were united and states were a distant dream. Nowadays the word auction can make a reader feel inspired, feel competitive, get their pocketbook ready, or some assume it’s a fire sale on an underwater or overleveraged property. Those interpretations tend to be geographical in the United States. Whatever the viewpoint, Mac Christian is here today with Jeramy Stephens to discuss everything you need to know about land auctions. Jeramy is an award-winning thought leader, land professional, and the head of National Land Realty’s auction program. In other words, there’s not a better person in the country to teach you about land auctions.

Talk with Jeramy today about land auctions!

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Land Chronicles: Buying the farm, and the tenant

Land transactions, whether you are a buyer or seller, can be extremely complicated. What is uncovered during due diligence might unravel a deal, so it is important to do as much research as humanly possible upfront. Sometimes complications are not uncovered until a  land real estate deal is underway and if this happens, it matters when you have a knowledgeable agent to help you along. We are calling this segment Land Chronicles; discussing specific sales that could help you on your land buying, selling, or leasing journey. This is the case of “Buying the Farm, and the Tenant.” Ryan Schroeter is an award-winning managing broker from Nebraska and he is here to tell the story of a land purchase that went right but could have gone very wrong.

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The Ultimate Hunting Property: Jimmy Riley’s 27-Year Masterwork

Experience counts when it comes to land management. Land improvements take time and it takes a lot of knowledge to understand what will work and what won’t in the years to come. Today Mac Christian is talking with Jimmy Riley, Hunting Club Manager of Giles Island for 27 years and now an agent with us at National Land Realty. For those of you who are not familiar with Giles Island, it is the premier hunting destination of Mississippi and one of the top pieces of hunting land in the United States. Our friend Jimmy is responsible for what this island is today. He is here to tell the story of developing Giles Island and to share his knowledge gained over 27 years of land management.

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