Since January 2024, the majority of states have proposed at least one piece of legislation to...
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Eleventh Circuit Narrowly Blocks Florida From Enforcing Foreign Ownership Law
On February 1, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granted a partial...
Who Owns the Ag Land? Congress Considering Changes to the Federal Reporting Regime
On January 25, 2024, Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced the AFIDA Improvements Act of 2024 (S....
USDA Proposes Updates to Foreign Held Agricultural Land Reporting
Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (“USDA”) announced that it is seeking public...
Who Owns the Business? Corporate Transparency Act and Foreign Entity Disclosures
As previously discussed, the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (“AFIDA”) (7 U.S.C. §§...
Spotlighting State Restrictions on Foreign Land Investments: Louisiana – Part Two
The Louisiana Constitution permits “[e]very person…the right to acquire, own, control,...
Spotlighting State Restrictions on Foreign Land Investments: Louisiana – Part One
The Louisiana Constitution permits “[e]very person…the right to acquire, own, control,...
Spotlighting State Restrictions on Foreign Land Investments: Arkansas – Part Two
On April 11, 2023, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law Senate Bill 383 (“SB...
Spotlighting State Restrictions on Foreign Land Investments: Arkansas – Part One
On April 11, 2023, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law Senate Bill 383 (“SB...
Members of Congress Propose Bills to Amend the Federal Crop Insurance Program
According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, for the 2022 crop year, there were 493...