With 678,000 acres, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Florida's largest private landowner. But why?

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Commissioners split, with two voting no, after a lengthy debate over increasing stream buffers; staff defended a hybrid approach tied to vegetation and best available science, while opponents argued the marginal ecological gains did not justify impacts on landowners.

A group of Wahpeton-area residents and the Dakota Resource Council are suing a state agency in a dispute over water for a large dairy farm.

Florida might be home to several little beachside towns and white-sand beaches, with a few big cities and the occasional speedway or theme park. But there are hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland and timber across the state, and someone's holding the deed. Who is the biggest private landowner in the Sunshine State?

How non-farm heirs can navigate the decisions that come with farmland ownership.

The Wyoming property sits at about 8,500 feet and covers a landscape surrounded by mountain ranges. Photo: WyoFile Tim Delaney had no family history of ranching when he bought Rolling Thunder Ranch in Wyoming in 2010. He and his wife had spent years visiting Colorado, but they wanted a property of their own where they could combine recreation with agriculture. Today, Delaney manages thousands of acres for wildlife, recreation and livestock.Delaney, who lives in upstate New York, is also a principal in a heavy highway construction firm that builds large commercial wind farms and infrastructure such as roads and bridges, according to US Deprtament of Agriculture.

After a public hearing with dozens of residents, landowner representatives and state conservation staff, commissioners made no motion to close the 2.2–2.25 mile section under consideration; the chair announced the road will remain open.