USDA Plan Aims to Eliminate Chinese Ownership of U.S. Agriculture Land
UNITED STATES, JUL 11 – The USDA's plan targets foreign adversaries, especially China, controlling over 265,000 acres of U.S. farmland near military bases to protect agriculture and national security.
- On Tuesday, the USDA unveiled a new initiative designed to restrict ownership of U.S. farmland by foreign adversaries, including China.
- This initiative follows growing concerns over Chinese farmland ownership and includes efforts to revoke lands already held by China-backed entities.
- The plan has seven key parts and involves legislative and executive action supported by Republican governors and federal agencies to enhance farm security.
- Senator Marshall declared that China must be removed from involvement in U.S. agriculture, while Tennessee's governor emphasized that farmland represents both national security and a vital part of the state's heritage.
- The plan aims to protect agriculture as critical national security and will involve multi-level government cooperation to block foreign farmland acquisitions.
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