This resource functions as an information catalog for the topic of foreign and corporate ownership of land, including lists for laws, regulations, and cases concerning land ownership within the U.S.
State Statutes: NALC Compilation
This compilation includes state statutory prohibitions on foreign ownership of agricultural land, foreign ownership of other real property, reporting requirements, and corporate farming restrictions.
Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land: A Legislative Roadmap
This publication provides an overview or roadmap of various provisions legislators may want to consider when drafting a piece of legislation aimed at restricting certain foreign investments and acquisitions in agricultural land.
Webinar Recordings
Foreign Ownership of Ag Land: Legal Background and Update
This webinar, recorded 10/20/21, explores the past, present, and future of federal and state laws and reporting statutes. Also, this webinar addresses legislative proposals relating to foreign ownership and reporting of interests in agricultural land.
Foreign Ownership of Ag Land: Federal & State Legislative Update
This webinar, recorded 1/18/23, focuses on the 117th Congress proposals that sought to restrict or monitor foreign investments in U.S. agriculture. This webinar also discusses state activities concerning foreign ownership during the 2022 and 2023 legislative sessions.
Who Owns the Farm? Foreign Ownership Legislative Update
This webinar, recorded 9/20/23, discusses the state foreign ownership laws enacted during the 2023 legislative session as well as the federal proposals that seek to increase oversight and restrict foreign acquisitions in U.S. land.
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