Ag Equipment Demand Down and Farm Bill Mark Up Set

The Agribusiness Update
Ag equipment manufacturers are taking a cautious outlook as lower crop prices and tight farm margins dampen new machinery demand, and House Ag Chair, GT Thompson tentatively sets farm bill markup for the week of February 23.

Harper Joins National Effort to Secure U.S. Agriculture

Southeast Regional Ag News
Georgia ag commissioner joins national leaders to strengthen protections for U.S. farmland and food systems.

Rural Home Ownership

Farm of the Future
The Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program is designed to partner with private lenders to offer home ownership opportunities in rural America.

Ownership Filing Stopped

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Farmers, ranchers, and other small businesses can breathe a sigh of relief: they no longer have to file ‘beneficial ownership information’ with the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.

Egg prices

Idaho Ag Today
The bad news is that retail egg prices in the U.S. have hit a record level.

Worse news... USDA forecasts they could increase by another 40 percent in 2025.

A Roller Coaster of Beneficial Ownership Regulation

Southeast Regional Ag News
The roller coaster of changes to the beneficial ownership information filing requirement for farms and other small businesses may finally be coming to an end according to the American Farm Bureau.

Getting Off the Beneficial Ownership Roller Coaster?

California Ag Today
“On X, the Treasury Department announced that they will not require any domestic company or its beneficial owners to file their information with the federal government," says Dustin Sherer of the American Farm Bureau.

New Deadline for Corporate Transparency Act Filing

California Ag Today
An early-December injunction has been lifted resulting in a January 13 deadline for businesses needing to file BOI reports. The fine for willful neglect is $500 per day.

Fresh Pear Committee Nominees and Texas Court Halts Corporate Transparency Act

The Agribusiness Update
The USDA is seeking nominees for positions on the Fresh Pear Committee to fill two grower member and four handler member seats, and a Texas federal court halted the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act’s beneficial ownership reporting requirements.

Farm Credit Merger in Florida and Georgia and Texas Court Halts Corporate Transparency Act

The Agribusiness Update
Farm Credit of Central Florida and Southwest Georgia Farm Credit have announced unanimous agreement to merger, and a Texas federal court halted the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act’s beneficial ownership reporting requirements.

Treasury Department Focuses on Foreign Land Ownership

Southeast Regional Ag News
A new rule adds over 60 military installations to the list of areas where the Treasury’s Committee on Foreign Investment, or CFIUS, can scrutinize real estate transactions to protect national security.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Increases Landholdings

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.

Mormon Church pays $289M for Dozens of US Farms

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.

House Pushes Back on Foreign Purchases of Farmland

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.

Congress Resumes Farm Bill Efforts and House Passes Farmland Ownership Act

The Agribusiness Update
Congressional leaders from both parties say they’ll resume talks to get a Farm Bill passed before the end of the year, and the House of Representatives passed the “Protecting U.S. Farmland from Foreign Adversaries Act.”

Chinese Ownership of U.S. Farmland Up Twentyfold

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.

Ag Land Foreign Owned

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Among the bills Republicans are racing to pass is the Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act, introduced by Washington Republican Dan Newhouse, that focuses countries like China from owning U.S. farmland, especially near sensitive military sites.

Chinese Purchase of U.S. Grain Terminal Raises Alarms

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

Put Another Log on the Foreign Ag Land Ownership Fire

Southeast Regional Ag News
A Chinese company recently purchased a grain terminal in St. Louis, right on the Mississippi River.

Ag Loan Demand Up and NCBA Applauds Paraguayan Beef Ban

The Agribusiness Update
Agricultural loan demand increased in 2023, and agricultural lending by U.S. farm banks grew 6.7%, and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association thanked the Senate for passing a resolution to block beef imports from Paraguay.