Farmland

On Wednesday, Southwest Washington’ Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Michigan Representative John Moolenaar introduced the Farmland Security Act of 2025.  The two said the bipartisan bill will increase transparency and oversight of foreign ownership of American farmland.   Foreign-owned ag...

A bill before the California state legislature would help pay landowners who promise to keep their land in farming.  Amid a push by local leaders to conserve farmland and open spaces in the Bay Area from future development, state senator David Cortese has introduced a bill that would shore up funding to preserve agricultural land throughout the state despite the measure’s uncertain financial outlo

“Come to find out, Washington is one of the top states for foreign ownership of agricultural land. This bill takes a stab at not allowing foreign adversaries, and that's listed by the U.S. State Department, to be able to purchase farm ground. I ju...

There are several considerations farmers need to take into account when they are looking to expand their land assets.   “There are some instances where, hey, it's right next door. It makes sense," Matt Gunderson is with Farmers National Company noted.  "It's a ...

A recent study by the University of Illinois determined farmland continues to disappear across the U.S.  The study from Farmdoc said land in farms declined in each region of the country and was led by pastureland.  The decline in pastureland was likely facilitated by a growth in livestock confinement operations.  Planted cropland ...

House Republicans may try to attach several bills to a must-pass funding measure needed by month’s end to avert a government shutdown.  Among those is a ban on foreign adversaries owning U.S. farmland.  The ban on China and other foreign adversaries owning U.S. farmland, especially n...

It is becoming a growing security issue, says Newhouse and other GOP leaders.

Congressman Dan Newhouse introduced legislation to prevent foreign adversaries from exploiting U.S. land near national security sites by giving the CFIUS jurisdiction over any potential land purchases by foreign adversaries.

As you travel across the Pacific Northwest, you will experience many types of landscapes. High deserts, forests, mountains, and coastline. And while you drive these diverse terrains you see it, a field tornado, the tracks of a Tasmanian devil, a field demon: a dust devil.

USDA’s annual Farms and Land in Farms Report shows the country’s largest farms with sales of $1 million or more operate nearly 26% of all American farmlands.  The agency also says there were 2.003 million farms in the nation during 2022, a drop of 0.5 percentage points f...