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# Podcast: Farmland ownership in the U.S. and how it relates to food security
- URL: https://www.investigatemidwest.org/podcast-farmland-ownership-in-the-u-s-and-how-it-relates-to-food-security/
- Published: 2017-07-24T17:07:35.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-11T02:41:58.000Z
- Description: What does an increases in foreign investment mean for farmers in Iowa? IowaWatch Connection, a statewide radio program, dug into the issue of foreign investment and food security.
- Author: Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest
- Tags: Government, brant houston, Chuck Grassley, IowaWatch Connection, Neil Hamilton, Tom Vilsack, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-06-18 04:56

What does an increase in foreign investment mean for farmers in Iowa? [IowaWatch Connection](https://investigatemidwest.org/radio/?ref=investigatemidwest.org), a statewide radio program, dug into the issue of foreign investment and food security.

On the program, the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting’s Johnathan Hettinger and Brant Houston discussed the center’s [recent reporting on foreign investment in farmland](https://www.investigatemidwest.org/foreign-investment-into-u-s-farmland-on-the-rise/).

Also featured on this week’s episode of the show were Senator Chuck Grassley (R. – Iowa), former U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary and Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack and Neil Hamilton, a professor at Drake University in Iowa.

You can [listen to the full episode here](https://soundcloud.com/iowawatch/the-iowawatch-connection-program-160-farmland-ownership-food-security?ref=investigatemidwest.org).