Economic Trends

New Dairy Facility for Littlefield Texas

New Dairy Facility for Littlefield Texas Note: Eric Turpen is an Associate Broker with Clift Land Brokers. He manages our Littlefield, TX branch office and is currently serving as the Mayor of Littlefield. Eric was instrumental in bringing the new Select Milk Producers facility to his community. LITTLEFIELD – Select Milk Producers will eventually bring about 150 jobs to this economically-recovering Lamb County town, company representatives said Friday morning. The Artesia, New Mexico-based dairy foods company has invested $250 million to upgrade and expand the facility just east of town that until January housed the American Cotton Growers denim mill. It’s aiming at …

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Wall St Investors Buying Up Farmland

Wall St Investors Buying Up Farmland WASHINGTON – For farmers gearing up to harvest millions of acres of land this fall in the face of low commodity prices, the rows or corn, soybeans and other crops have long been viewed as key to their survival. But increasingly those same acres are drawing the attention of Wall Street investors looking to tap into those fields for profit. Investors have turned to farmland as part of a sweeping push into physical assets — everything from lumber, hotels and apartments to parking meters, bridges and highways. Farmland is becoming particularly attractive as the …

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The Realtors Land Institute to the Rescue!

The Realtors Land Institute to the Rescue!  Here is a blog written by David Fisher, Partner, Creative Real Estate Strategies.  We thought you might find it interesting. Read the blog.