by [email protected] | Dec 14, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt, Show Me Today
As the 2024 Legislative session draws near, State Representative Mike Haffner is inquiring about changes as to who or what entities can buy land in Missouri. He joins Marshall Griffin to give the details.
by Anthony Morabith | Dec 5, 2023 | Business, News, Politics / Govt
The race for governor is heating up with a hot-button topic being foreign ownership of agriculture land. During a Missouri Farm Bureau candidate forum that was hosted by Brownfield Ag News, Republican candidate, state Senator Bill Eigel, accused China of manipulating...
by Anthony Morabith | Oct 3, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt
A state lawmaker wants to prevent certain countries from buying any Missouri land and restrict foreign ownership of farmland. Rep. Mike Haffner, R-Pleasant Hill, who co-chairs the Missouri Legislature’s Joint Committee on Agriculture., plans to introduce the bill...
by Marshall Griffin | May 16, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt
One major priority for Republicans in the Missouri legislature that fell short is limiting foreign ownership of farmland. The Missouri House passed a bill that would have said no more than 0.5 percent of Missouri’s farmland could be owned by a foreign government or...
by Anthony Morabith | Apr 18, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt
Does national security trump personal property rights if it relates to adversaries like China or North Korea? That was the debate last night in the state Senate over a package about foreign ownership of land. Under the latest version, a foreign entity would be banned...