farm land ownership bills

Add Missouri to the states working to prevent foreign ownership of its farm lands. Currently .3% of the state’s farmland is foreign owned. Missouri’s House of Representatives wants to prohibit ownership from persons or entities connected to these 5 countries: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and Venezuela. The  legislation would require countries to report land acquisitions or transfers with the Missouri secretary of state’s office and the attorney general. HB 903 (2023 | MO)

Fox 2 Now | Missouri Senate approves to limit foreign ownership of farmland