A US Representative is calling for lawmakers and USDA to intervene and potentially block Chinese purchases of American farmland.
Nebraska Congressman Mike Flood tells Brownfield the U.S. is working to upgrade some of its Midwestern Air Force bases surrounded by farmland. “There’s been interest out there from Chinese real estate purchasers wanting to buy farmland or ranchland close to these ICBM missiles. That’s totally uncalled for. This is national security issue.”
Flood and Representative Elise Stefanek of New York recently sent a bipartisan letter to USDA urging the agency to conduct oversight of purchases of ag land.
