Banning foreign ownership of farmland has been a hot button topic in Missouri and is expected to be one again in the legislature’s upcoming session. Several lawmakers have pre-filed bills to address foreign ownership in the Show Me State. Currently, no more than 1% of...
Several Missouri Republican lawmakers made it a priority this legislative session to pass restrictions on foreign ownership of farmland, but time is running out. When the clock strikes 6 p.m. this Friday, the state Legislature’s session ends. Like many bills, the...
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.
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...
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...
