Ernst: Modernize USDA to Prevent Malign Foreign Involvement

"Foreign ownership and investment in our agricultural land has nearly doubled over the last decade. It's time we get tough on China and our adversaries by drawing a line in the sand when it comes to our agriculture industry, and the food security of our nation.

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USDA has a very outdated process, so we don't know this information…We have a lot of work to do within USDA to make sure we are tracking this information, because if our taxpayer dollars are going to foreign individuals, we need to know that. The FARMLAND Act would address a lot of those concerns."

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