How Do You Feel About Foreign Ownership of U.S. Farmland?

Touch the Soil News #1982 (Photo – California Farmland – Carol Highsmith, Public Domian) Farmland Grab news portal brings a story about Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland.  Come to find out, China owns very little U.S. farmland.  The largest foreign owner of farmland in the U.S. turns out to be Canada at 12.8 million acres…

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Should Foreigners Own American Farmland?

Touch the Soil News #1873 (Feature Photo – Grain Harvest – CCA SA 2.0 Generic, Andrew Smith) Years ago, (mid-90s) there was a big push under the umbrella of the World Trade Organization to have nations harmonize laws for cross-border trade and foreign businesses setting up shop anywhere. No, almost 30 years later with global…

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On the Pulse of Farmland Prices in America

  Touch the Soil News #1848 (Feature Photo – Sold Farmland – CCA SA 2.0 Christine Johnstone) Successful Farming Magazine brings us an insightful story about how farmland values continue strong into 2023. The video below highlights just how high prices can go. One wonders, Can farmer can really farm his/her way out of $30,000…

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Are Retirement Savings Pushing Farmland Prices off the Charts?

Positive Future News #935 (Feature Photo – Farmland – CCA SA 2.0 Generic, Andrew Smith) The non-profit called Grain, is sponsoring a webinar on what they call Pension Fund Capitalism. The webinar is about a simple concept. Monies set aside around the world for pension plans, is estimated to be $52 trillion. Now, money from…

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