Category: farmland

China’s Theft of US Agriculture Tech Secrets is ‘Enormous’ National Security Threat: Analyst

Tiny as it is, a kernel of seed is no different than a mini biological computer. In it is all the genetic code, intellectual property containing billions of dollars of potential worth that, falling into the hands of an adversary, could give them control over the food production of a country and beyond. One unmistakable…


Australia’s Rural Land Prices Leap to Record Highs: Report

The prices of Australia’s farmland prices have soared by 20 percent in 2021, reaching the highest growth in 27 years. According to the Australian farmland value report by Rural Bank, the median price of rural land increased over eight consecutive years with a total growth of 123 percent by 2021. It now stood at $7,087…


US Officials Attend Agricultural Event With China Ties; Europe’s China Problem With Peter Rough

China seeks to influence American agriculture. A roundtable hosted U.S. officials and has ties to China and Bill Gates. We break down what is going on in the heartland of America. I then speak with Peter Rough on the state of Europe-China relations. Following a virtual meeting between the European leaders and Chinese leader Xi…


Congress Revokes Russia’s Trade Status; Investors Pour Into Farmland | NTD Business

Is insider trading happening within Congress? The House holds a hearing to address this phenomenon. What are do experts outside Washington say? Investors are buying more U.S. farmland in search of a hedge against inflation, as global food prices hit record highs. Beijing could be backing off on its socialist agenda of “common prosperity” after…


Investors Flock to Farmland as a Hedge Against Inflation

Investors in the United States are rapidly buying farmland, seeking to use agricultural properties as a hedge against inflation in their portfolios as food prices reach record highs. Agricultural land value has risen by as much as 30 percent in the past year, as rampant price inflation drives many investors to seek out reliable, relatively…


New Bill Would Shield Farmland From Key Wind and Solar Subsidy

Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) has introduced new legislation that would eliminate the energy credit for wind and solar installations if they are operated by a public utility on agricultural land. Known as the Future Agriculture Retention and Management Act of 2022, or FARM Act of 2022, the bill was referred to the House Committee on…


A Heritage Farm

Imagine a company that has been around for as long as the U.S. Capitol, is as old as West Point Academy, and is still family-owned and -operated today. There’s such a farm in Spencerport, New York, conducting business 219 years after its founding. In the beginning, it was a small family farm started by several…


American Essence: A Heritage Farm

Imagine a company that has been around for as long as the U.S. Capitol, is as old as West Point Academy, and is still family-owned and -operated today. There’s such a farm in Spencerport, New York, conducting business 219 years after its founding. In the beginning, it was a small family farm started by several…


Farmers Need an ROI for Precision-Ag Adoption to Grow

By Brian Maxted AgTech. Precision Ag. Farm tech. Call it what you want, but we need more of it if we’re going to meet the challenge of feeding nearly 10 billion people by 2050. Unfortunately, a new report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service shows we still have a way to…