WASHINGTON -- The America First Policy Institute, a think tank inspired by former President Donald Trump, is working to enact U.S. state laws aimed at banning foreign ownership -- especially Chinese ownership -- of agricultural land.
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A research farm owned by biotech company Syngenta near Junction City, Kansas. Syngenta recently was ordered to sell farmland in Arkansas as concerns mount over foreign ownership of agricultural land. © Reuters
WASHINGTON -- The America First Policy Institute, a think tank inspired by former President Donald Trump, is working to enact U.S. state laws aimed at banning foreign ownership -- especially Chinese ownership -- of agricultural land.