Keywords
Chinese spy balloon, farmland, foreign investment, foreign adversaries, US military, alien land ownership, food chain
Document Type
Article
Abstract
This Article argues that if legislators truly want to strengthen our food system, they should shift their focus from preventing foreign investment in farmland to supporting domestic investment in farmland. According to the National Young Farmer Survey, finding affordable land to buy is the top challenge for young farmers. This Article begins with examining the history of restricting foreign ownership of U.S. farmland. This Article also explores the current landscape of foreign investment in U.S. farmland and the
Recommended Citation
Everhart, S. (2024). The Dark Side of the Balloon: Restrictions on Foreign Investment in U.S. Farmland. Journal of Food Law & Policy, 20(1). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jflp/vol20/iss1/7
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