
Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land: A Legislative Roadmap Primer
- May 16, 2023
- Micah Brown
Ownership of U.S. land, specifically agricultural lands, by foreign persons or entities has been an issue that traces to the origins...

State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Six
- May 2, 2023
- Micah Brown
In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...

Idaho Enacts Law Limiting Foreign Investments in Agricultural Land
- April 18, 2023
- Micah Brown
On April 3, 2023, Idaho Governor Brad Little signed into law House Bill 173 (“H 173”) which seeks to restrict certain...

The Feed: Vol. 1, Issue 7
- April 14, 2023
- Elizabeth
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...

Utah Enacts Law Prohibiting Certain Foreign Investments in Land
- April 4, 2023
- Micah Brown
On March 13, 2023, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed into law House Bill 186 (“HB 186”)—also known as the “Restrictions on...

State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Five
- March 21, 2023
- Micah Brown
In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...

State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Four
- March 7, 2023
- Micah Brown
In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...

Virginia’s Attempt to Restrict Foreign Agricultural Land Investments
- February 21, 2023
- Micah Brown
Virginia is likely to join fourteen other states that restrict or limit foreign landholdings in land, specifically agricultural land, within their...

State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Three
- February 7, 2023
- Micah Brown
In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...

The Feed: Vol. 1, Issue 2
- January 25, 2023
- Drew Viguet
The Feed is a bi-weekly publication highlighting recent legal developments affecting agriculture. Click below to sign up for The Feed, and...

Displaying the Data: Online AFIDA Database To Be Established
- January 24, 2023
- Micah Brown
In December 2022, Congress passed a $1.7 trillion spending package for FY23 known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (“CAA”), which...

NALC Introduces “The Feed”
- January 11, 2023
- Drew Viguet
The inaugural issue of The Feed was released on Jan. 11, 2023. The Feed is a bi-weekly newsletter highlighting recent legal...

State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Two
- January 10, 2023
- Micah Brown
In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...

State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part One
- December 13, 2022
- Micah Brown
Ownership of U.S. land, specifically agricultural lands, by foreign persons or entities has been an issue that traces to the origins...

Congressional Considerations on Amending AFIDA
- November 29, 2022
- Micah Brown
Over the past few years, federal and state lawmakers have become increasingly concerned about foreign investments in U.S. agricultural land. While...

Answering to AFIDA: Reporting Requirements of Foreign Agricultural Land Investments
- November 15, 2022
- Micah Brown
Over the past few years, federal and state lawmakers have become increasingly concerned about foreign investments in U.S. agricultural land. While...

Congressional Considerations on Restricting Foreign Investments in U.S. Agriculture
- November 1, 2022
- Micah Brown
Over the past decade, foreign investments in agricultural land have grown. At the start of 2021, foreign persons held an interest...

California’s Attempt to Restrict Foreign Agricultural Land Investments
- September 20, 2022
- Micah Brown
Recently, California’s state legislature passed a bill (SB 1084) that is aimed at restricting foreign ownership of agricultural land within the...

Restricting Foreign Farmland Investments: Alabama’s Proposed Constraints on Foreign Ownership
- January 18, 2022
- Micah Brown
Recently, an Alabama state lawmaker proposed a bill (S.B. 14) that is aimed at restricting foreign ownership of agricultural land within...

Top Ten Agricultural Law Issues in 2021
- December 20, 2021
- Elizabeth
In the world of agricultural law, 2021 was a year for significant developments and changes. Below, attorneys at the National Agricultural...