Drink one for me. So glad this is over.

WELCOME HOME! Evan Gershkovich #IStandWithEvan

SAD DAY. Thoroughbred racing lost an icon. I lost a friend. Anyone lucky enough to know John takes solace knowing his broken heart has finally mended. He's with his beloved Marylou. RIP John Hendrickson. tinyurl.com/2zazkffd National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame NYRA (🌳) Gustav Schmiege III photo credit

GET IT WHILE IT'S HOT. From the country's most nefarious tax scam to America's largest landowner — Red Emmerson — the current issue of The Land Report is brimming with compelling storytelling and property profiles. Online at tinyurl.com/bdfzfbwc #legacy #conservation

Can’t wait to return to Des Moines, tour the World Food Prize Foundation, and share the stage with this year’s talented lineup at the Iowa Events Center!

The Land Report Key comment on the deal from Dawn Buckingham:

Always intrigued by this amazing chapter in American history, Drew.

DIRTBAG BILLIONAIRE: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away Out September 9. On sale today. amazon.com/Dirtbag-Billio…

GREAT DIGGING by Devon Pendleton on the First Family of Candy bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BULLSEYE! Everyone's talking about Texas's phenomenal growth rate, but Henry Chappell has the story. Meet Rex Glendenning, a fourth-generation rancher and the King of Dirt. tinyurl.com/3y3v9hyk

FIELD GENERAL. One of the NFL's all-time greats, Drew Bledsoe has embarked on another record-breaking career as a winemaker in his hometown of Walla Walla, Washington. Enjoy our interview: landreport.com/drew-bledsoe

Living the Life — bravo to The Wild Animal Sanctuary

TWO THUMBS UP! I definitely recommend getting your hands on a copy of Dirtbag Billionaire by David Gelles. His biography of Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard is the ideal bookend to his stellar portrait of Jack Welch, The Man Who Broke Capitalism. amazon.com/dp/1668032260

CABLE COWBOY. Any interview with John Malone includes one proviso: John doesn't talk about John. Ted Turner? John loves talking about his close friend. Same for his Silver Spur Ranches. After reading Born to Be Wired, I know why: John wanted to tell his own story! Be sure to flip

TOTAL GAMECHANGER. Interested in preserving family-owned farms and ranches? Then take a closer look at FL Wildlife Corridor Foundation which utilizes private lands to connect conservation properties. © Alex Freeze tinyurl.com/yd8r2wtu