The editorial staff also reports on topics such as significant properties, landmark transactions, market news, investing, and conservation, as well as legislation and judicial decisions affecting landowners.

High-profile landowners who have been featured in the magazine include Tom Brokaw,[1] Clint Eastwood,[2] Red Emmerson,[3] Bill Gates,[4] John Jordan,[5] Joe Montana,[6] T. Boone Pickens,[7] Nolan Ryan,[8] and Ted Turner.

[14] Founded by Eric O'Keefe and Eddie Lee Rider Jr, The Land Report was first published in April 2007 and bills itself as "The Magazine of the American Landowner."

[16][17][18][19] The 2020 Land Report 100 broke the story of Bill Gates's ownership of 242,000 acres of farmland, an amount that ranked first in the United States among private landowners.

[20] The 2021 Land Report 100 featured an in-depth interview with Red Emmerson, the founder and chairman emeritus of Sierra Pacific Industries.