As of August 2024, three proposals have been released on the 2024 Farm Bill – one in the House of...
Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act
South Dakota Amends State Restriction on Foreign Acquisitions of Ag Land
On March 4, 2024, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed into law House Bill 1231 (“HB 1231”)...
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: Arkansas – Part One
On April 11, 2023, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law Senate Bill 383 (“SB...
Resources at a Glance: Foreign Ownership of Ag Land
General Resources Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land: FAQs & Resource Library This...
Senate Votes to PASS a Foreign Ownership Law
On July 25, 2023, the Senate voted 91-7 to include an amendment—introduced by Senators Jon Tester...
Virginia’s Attempt to Restrict Foreign Agricultural Land Investments
Virginia is likely to join fourteen other states that restrict or limit foreign landholdings in...
Displaying the Data: Online AFIDA Database To Be Established
In December 2022, Congress passed a $1.7 trillion spending package for FY23 known as the...