TRENTON, N.J. — A proposed bill in the New Jersey Legislature aims to prohibit foreign governments and individuals from purchasing or owning agricultural or horticultural land in the state, citing…
TRENTON, N.J. — The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) approved new regulations on Wednesday to initiate its Dual-Use Agrivoltaics Pilot Program, a state-led initiative to integrate solar energy…
TRENTON, NJ—The State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC) is introducing a new valuation method aimed at enhancing the preservation of farmland across New Jersey. Dubbed the Statewide Farmland Preservation Formula (SFV),…
By Rod Nickel and Tom Polansek WINNIPEG, Manitoba/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Crop-killing weeds such as kochia are advancing across the U.S. northern plains and Midwest, in the latest sign that weeds…
WASHINGTON, DC – In a recent U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry hearing, Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman emphasized the need for tighter restrictions on foreign ownership of American…
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – The number of U.S. farm acres owned by foreign entities grew more than 8% in 2022, though the 43.4 million acres of foreign-owned forest and…
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – Investment funds have become voracious buyers of U.S. farmland, amassing over a million acres as they seek a hedge against inflation and aim to benefit…
Here’s How Much US Farmland Has Been Bought Up By China Philip Lenczycki on February 6, 2023 Ownership of U.S. farmland by Chinese nationals has risen significantly in the last…
GOP Reps Push Bill To Ban China From Buying US Farmland Trevor Schakohl on February 3, 2023 Two Republican members of Congress introduced a bill Wednesday that would prohibit nonresident…
House Republicans Request Gov’t Watchdog Investigate Foreign Investments In American Farmland Gabe Kaminsky on October 3, 2022 More than 100 House Republicans are asking a government watchdog to probe…