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Fay Ranches Sponsors 2023 COPWRA With Beautiful Saddle
October 14, 2023 Fay Ranches was part of a big night for up-and-coming rodeo cowboys and cowgirls on Saturday, October 14th, as the Central Oregon Pee Wee Rodeo Association had its annual awards banquet. Oregon brokers Scott Hawes and Alex Robertson, who have been regular sponsors of the youth organization, were responsible for sponsoring the […]
Joette Schalla Speaks on Solar Leasing on LandGate
Brooke Goodings and Fay Ranches broker Joette Schalla discussed evaluating properties for landowners to help them determine the potential for solar development. They dug into the process of presenting potential development sites to renewable energy developers. They touched on the phases of the solar leasing process and the best practices for negotiating a deal that […]
Wetland Mitigation Banking: A Ranching Alternative
Fay Ranches’ broker, Ren Martyn, was featured on Realtor’s Land Institute (RLI) where he spoke on wetland mitigation banking. Wetland mitigation banking is a ranching alternative in today’s ag economy and land stewardship practices. Wetland mitigation banking provides enhancement, restoration, creation, and/or preservation of habitat-scale wetlands in order to offset unavoidable wetland impacts under Section […]
Never Stop Learning: Improve Your Fly Fishing Skills
I grew up in Dillon, Montana, home of cattle, elk, and trout. I am not new to fly angling. My grandparents owned a fish hatchery in Northwest Montana, and I spent many summer days first throwing a Panther Martin and, later, “graduating” to a dry fly. Since then, I have enjoyed throwing flies to trout […]
Greg Fay Interviewed by Mansion Globalabout the Lure of the West
In a recent interview with Mansion Global, Greg Fay, Founder of Fay Ranches, expounded on the allure of the West. Taylor Sheridan’s epic series, Yellowstone, and its spin-offs have people looking westward to wide open spaces. The pandemic brought on the unprecedented and unheard-of buying of ranches out west, sometimes sight-unseen. One ranch, in particular, […]
Summer 2023 Western Events
By Kebi Smith, Ranch Sales, Licensed in MT, WY Love the show Yellowstone with Kevin Costner? Want to get a live look into the Western lifestyle? The agents at Fay Ranches live and breathe the Western lifestyle in the Western half of the United States. This means bringing their knowledge and skillset to the table […]
The Fay Ranches Community Foundation Impacts Wyoming School in Record Time
By Susan Ferrin, Executive Director, Fay Ranches Community Foundation The Fay Ranches Community Foundation, in partnership with Fay Ranches broker Mike Konstant, has positively impacted the Hulett School, a local educational institution in Hulett, Wyoming, in record time. Hulett School, serving students from kindergarten to 12th grade with an enrollment of 160 students and a […]
Fay Ranches 2023 Summit
Fay Ranches agents from across the country will gather at the end of the month for their 25th annual Fay Ranches Summit. This event provides the agents with the opportunity to learn about the current market conditions, share trends that they are seeing in their respective regions, and engage with some of the industry’s foremost […]
FRCF Donates to Powder River 4-H in Honor of Victor Rue
By Susan Ferrin, Executive Director, Fay Ranches Community Foundation In November the Fay Ranches Community Foundation donated to the Powder River 4-H in honor of the late Victor Rue. Victor, the father of Fay Ranches agent, Kebi Smith, was involved in his local 4-H program from a young age. He raised his family for many […]
November 2022 Market Update
By Greg Fay, Founder, Broker, Licensed in MT Two thousand twenty-two marks the 30th anniversary of Fay Ranches and ten years since we forged our Strategic Alliance with Republic Ranches. Thirty years certainly signifies our ability to weather some storms and grow with discipline. I feel like we’re just getting started, and I’m having more […]
Legendary Lucas Ranch Sale
By Vinny Delgado, Ranch Sales, Licensed in MT. “It was an absolute pleasure working with all parties involved in this sale. After 133 years in the same family, it will be an honor to watch the new owners write the next chapter for this incredible legacy ranch.” – Vinny Delgado, buyer agent. In the foothills […]
New Opportunities for Alaska’s Gold Creek Lodge
Fay Ranches is pleased to announce new opportunities on the Alaska’s Gold Creek Lodge listing, represented by Troy Dana. The offering now includes two additional profit centers, Katmai Water Taxi and Alaska Bristol Bay Rentals, with the respective assets. All three profit centers are in high demand. Katmai Water Taxi – $3,500,000 Operating from June […]
FRCF Helps Provide High Quality Meats to Rural Communities
The Fay Ranches Community Foundation Partners with the Hicks Family to Donate Thousands of Pounds of Meat Bozeman, MT: Last week, thousands of pounds of fresh beef, pork, goat, and lamb were donated to 33 food banks and community kitchens throughout central Oregon. The Fay Ranches Community Foundation in conjunction with the Hicks Team of […]
SOLD: Foley Butte Ranch
By Jerry Hicks, Principal Broker, Licensed in OR Lightning strikes twice! Feeling humbled and honored to be involved, once again, in the sale of North Central Oregon Timberland Ranch Foley Butte Ranch. In 2013 as a newbie to Fay Ranches, a real estate brokerage, I worked on behalf of Stafford Ranches. We had gone under […]
Yellowstone National Park
By Kimberly Lowry, Broker Associate, Licensed in MT Living in one of the surrounding Rocky Mountain States to Yellowstone National Park, a quick weekend trip to explore the awe-inspiring natural wonders can be planned spur of the moment. However, each year Yellowstone attracts visitors to the park from virtually every state in the nation and […]
FAY RANCHES SUMMIT 2022
This year, the brokers and staff of Fay Ranches ventured down to Paradise Valley, Montana to attend the annual Summit held at the idyllic Sage Lodge, located on the banks of the Yellowstone River. The Summit encourages brokers to engage in round table discussions and socialize with other agents from around the country. The Summit […]
Where Does Colorado Water Come From?
By Jim Vidamour, ALC, Principal Broker, Licensed in CO, NM The most important thing to realize about Colorado is that Colorado only exports water. There are no rivers entering Colorado for any significant distance. Colorado water originates in Colorado and exits the state through several major river systems. The South Platte, the North Platte, the […]
White-Tailed Deer Management
By Mark Matthews, Partner/Broker Associate, Republic Ranches If white-tailed deer are important to you as a landowner, read on as I share a few thoughts and opinions from my nearly forty years of deer management experience. Thirty-nine years ago, while on a hunt with my new best friend and a business partner, I became interested […]
What We Stand For
THE FOUR PILLARS OF THE FAY RANCHES BRAND Fay Ranches was built on a foundation of four “pillars”: Family, Conservation, Investment Value, and Sporting Pursuits, which have guided our growth and success over the years. This shared commitment is the basis for the relationships we build and the quality of the business we execute. […]
There’s History in These Hills
Archeological Marels in the Davis Mountain region of West Texas Written by Alex Lovett-Woodsum, Fay Ranches Editor An 1895 hunting expedition to the peak of Mount Livermore in the Davis Mountains of far West Texas led to a significant early archeological discovery when two hunters found a cairn filled with primitive arrow points. Later explorations […]
The Importance of Road Infrastructure
By Ross Studer, Sales Agent, Republic Ranches I have always been captivated by ranches and the characteristics that set a particular property apart from others. There are many important facets of ranch development and management such as improving habitat/rangeland quality, developing water, laying out residential improvements, and developing a wildlife management plan. All of these […]
