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# Farmland Ownership In the U.S., And How It Relates To Food Security
- URL: https://www.investigatemidwest.org/podcasts/farmland-ownership-in-the-u-s-and-how-it-relates-to-food-security/
- Published: 2017-07-24T14:00:55.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-11T02:38:52.000Z
- Description: One important way to ensure food security in the United States is to keep farmland ownership from going into foreign hands. That doesn't always happen.
- Author: Jeff Stein
- Tags: Business & Consumer Affairs, iowawatch, agriculture, farm subsidies, farmland ownership, Investigate Midwest, Midwest Center for Investigative Journalism, Neil Hamilton, Podcast, Shuanghui, Smithfield Foods, Tom Vilsack, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-06-18 04:56

One important way to ensure food security in the United States is to keep farmland ownership from going into foreign hands. That doesn’t always happen.

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We dig into why in this IowaWatch Connnection radio report/podcast with the help of the [Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting](https://www.investigatemidwest.org/pork-lobbyist-helping-lead-nonpartisan-group-working-against-state-animal-welfare-laws/), which produced [a comprehensive report](https://investigatemidwest.org/foreign-investment-in-u-s-farmland-rising/?ref=investigatemidwest.org) on foreign ownership of U.S. farmland, and how Iowa law prohibits foreign farmland ownership.

For more on the IowaWatch Connection, [go to this link.](https://investigatemidwest.org/radio/?ref=investigatemidwest.org)