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

Touch the Soil News #1538 (Feature photo – Fresh Vegetables – Public Domain, Leon Brooks) The Missourian News brings us opinions of foreign ownership of U.S. farmland. In Addition, the state of Missouri is looking at legislation that would prohibit foreign ownership of farmland within the state. At present, there are no federal prohibitions. You…

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Concerns over Foreign Control/Ownership of U.S. Farmland

Touch the Soil News #1352 (Feature photo – City Beet Farm – courtesy of City Beet Farm) Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting Jonathan Hettinger reports on foreign-owned/controlled farmland in the United States. While the information is dated back to 2016 – the most recent available from federal records, foreigners own or control an amount of…

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