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Southeast Regional Ag News
Georgia ag commissioner joins national leaders to strengthen protections for U.S. farmland and food systems.
California Ag Today
Chalk more acres up for the Mormon Church. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ real estate arm is paying $289 million to acquire tens of thousands of acres of farmland across eight states.
Southeast Regional Ag News
The LDS Church owns approximately 1.7 million acres of land primarily used for agriculture, according to Landgate, a commercial real estate advisory service, making it one of the largest institutional landholders in the U.S.
Southeast Regional Ag News
The House of Representatives has passed the "Protecting U.S. Farmland from Foreign Adversaries Act," with a companion bill now introduced in the Senate by Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Mike Braun of Indiana.
California Ag Today
Legislation has now passed the U.S. aiming to tighten the rules around foreign purchases of U.S. farmland, specifically targeting countries like China, North Korea, Russia, and Iran.
California Ag Today
According to the most recent USDA report on Foreign Holdings of U.S. Agricultural Land, foreign entities controlled over 43.4 million acres of U.S. agricultural land as of December 31, 2022. T
Southeast Regional Ag News
A Chinese company recently purchased a grain terminal in St. Louis, right on the Mississippi River.
California Ag Today
Foreign ownership of farmland is a concern, with some states taking an active role. Three-point one percent of privately held farmland has foreign ownership and there is a question of whether it's a national or state level issue. Director of the Ag Law Center, Harrison Pittman says it’s both.
Southeast Regional Ag News
Harrison Pittman, Ag Law Center, says we'll see several states advancing bills regarding foreign land ownership again this year.
Southeast Regional Ag News
Well, it’s a concept that we talk a lot about: foreign land ownership. But what is the reality?
Southeast Regional Ag News
The bipartisan Promoting Agriculture Safeguards and Security (PASS) Act has now been introduced in both congressional chambers.
Southeast Regional Ag News
The USDA reports China, Russia and Iran accounted for a combined 200 thousand acres of foreign-owned ag land in 2019.
Southeast Regional Ag News
Foreign ownership of U.S. agriculture and forestry land is trending higher.