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House committee votes to block China & others from U.S. farmland buys
By AGDAILY Reporters Published: June 28, 2022
Foreign countries including China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran are facing a ban on farm purchases in the United States after an update to language from the House Appropriations Committee on the USDA-FDA funding bill.
The war in Ukraine is raging, inflation is at its highest point since 1981, food plants have burned down, and the buzzword of the year seems to be food security as news outlets discuss impending shortages. Meanwhile, foreign holdings on U.S. lands have doubled between 2009 and 2019.
Recently, a voice vote by members of the committee cleared the $195.6 billion bill for floor debate in a 31-26 vote.
“More needs to be done to ensure the U.S. food supply chain is secure and independent,” said Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA)...
House committee votes to block China & others from U.S. farmland buys
By AGDAILY Reporters Published: June 28, 2022
Foreign countries including China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran are facing a ban on farm purchases in the United States after an update to language from the House Appropriations Committee on the USDA-FDA funding bill.
The war in Ukraine is raging, inflation is at its highest point since 1981, food plants have burned down, and the buzzword of the year seems to be food security as news outlets discuss impending shortages. Meanwhile, foreign holdings on U.S. lands have doubled between 2009 and 2019.
Recently, a voice vote by members of the committee cleared the $195.6 billion bill for floor debate in a 31-26 vote.
“More needs to be done to ensure the U.S. food supply chain is secure and independent,” said Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA)...