November 20, 2025 - Foreign ownership of agricultural land, once a relatively innocuous regulatory area, has come under scrutiny in recent years as state and federal lawmakers have sought to impose ...

Jordan M/. Wells rehearses with cast members for the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma's production of "Beehive" in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. Oklahoma's constitution broadly says non-U.S.

Concerns over foreign land ownership are as old as the Declaration of Independence. As foreign land ownership increased 23.3% over the past decade, from 25.9 million acres in 2013 to 32.0 million ...

Many states are imposing limits on foreign land ownership, especially in the context of agricultural land, which is often essential for renewable energy projects. These limitations prohibit various ...

According to USDA’s latest AFIDA report, 45.85 million acres of U.S. agricultural land were held by foreign investors in 2023, which represents 3.61% of total privately held agricultural land in the ...

Last month saw notable developments in the Eleventh and Fifth Circuits regarding challenges to laws in Florida and Texas, respectively, that prohibit certain foreign nationals and companies from ...

Foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land, which includes timberland, remains a widely debated and often controversial topic, fueled by concerns about the implications of foreign investments — ...