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8 states look at limiting foreign ownership of farmland. Why? China

A 1978 law requires USDA to collect ownership data, but there are gaps, we learned. China isn't the biggest foreign owner of U.S. agriculture land.

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8 states look at limiting foreign ownership of farmland. Why? China
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