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Tariffs Hurt The Heartland

Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting

Midwest businesses, farmers rally to oppose Trump’s trade war

By Christopher Walljasper/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | September 21, 2018

Midwest farmers and businesses rallied Tuesday to oppose the escalating U.S.-China trade war. Here's why.

Foreign-Held Farm Land

  • USDA fails to monitor foreign owners of farmland

    A law requiring foreign investors to report transactions of farmland to the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been on the books for almost 40 years.

  • Foreign investment in U.S. farmland on the rise

    See also: Is there any foreign-held ag land near you?

  • Restrictions on foreign ownership of agricultural land vary by state

    See also: Is there any foreign-held ag land near you?

  • Sale of timber land went mostly to a handful of foreign investors

    See also: Is there any foreign-held ag land near you?

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