Bipartisan momentum is building in Congress to restrict China and other foreign adversaries from purchasing U.S. farmland, a reflection of a similar push by some states as well as apprehension over Chinese spy balloons, rising land prices, and growing international competition.
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers demanded action from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding their failure to conduct oversight of foreign acquisition of U.S. agricultural land.The letter, sent to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack, expresses deep concern about an internal USDA memo which revealed USDA failed to assess