Tag: farmland

Chinese Corn Mill Near US Air Force Base May Have ‘National Security Implications’: Senators

A trio of U.S. senators is requesting a security review of a farmland purchase by a Chinese agribusiness with a founder who has links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), raising concerns about the property’s proximity to a U.S. military installation. Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Texas), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) are asking the…


Capitol Report (July 14): Last World War II Medal of Honor Recipient Honored; Investigation: US Emergency Oil Shipped to China

President Joe Biden is wrapping up his visit to Israel, yet he’s faced with complicated geopolitical questions as pressure from inflation mounts at home. What’s he saying about Iran and his next stop—Saudi Arabia? Service members could see around a 5 percent raise in their salaries, as the House spent hours of floor time passing…


Bill Gates Announces He Will Give ‘Virtually All’ His Wealth to His Foundation

Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Wednesday that he plans to give his wealth to his foundation. In a Twitter thread that doesn’t allow replies, Gates announced he was transferring $20 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s endowment this month and will increase spending to $9 billion per year by 2026. “As I look…


Analysis: China Buying US Farmland; What Happens After Confucius Institutes Close in the US

Chinese state companies are buying up U.S. farmland, part of a strategic process behind the global land grab by the Chinese Communist Party. What is it for? A new 300-acre land purchase near a U.S. Air Force base may give us indications. I also speak with Rachelle Peterson and Ian Oxnevad from the National Association…


Capitol Report (July 1): AZ Invests Record Amount on Border Security; Adversaries Eye US Farmland

After calling on Congress to scrap the filibuster to codify Roe, President Joe Biden admitted there won’t be enough votes to do so. This, as he again tries to warn Americans against voting Republican in November, while others say his push will not succeed. Arizona’s governor has just signed the most expensive border security legislation…


Capitol Report (July 1): Arizona Invests Record Amount on Border Security; Adversaries Eye US Farmland

After calling on Congress to scrap the filibuster to codify Roe, President Joe Biden admitted there won’t be enough votes to do so. This, as he again tries to warn Americans against voting Republican in November, while others say his push will not succeed. Arizona’s governor has just signed the most expensive border security legislation…


North Dakota Gives Green Light to Bill Gates’ Farmland Purchase

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has won legal approval to buy a massive swath of prime North Dakota farmland over the objections of some local residents and questions about the legality of the purchase. North Dakota’s attorney general, a Republican, cleared the sale on June 29 after finding that the entity linked to Gates complies with a…


North Dakota Rules on Bill Gates’s $13.5 Million Farmland Purchase

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has won legal approval to buy a massive swath of prime North Dakota farmland over the objections of some local residents and questions about the legality of the purchase. North Dakota’s attorney general, a Republican, cleared the sale on June 29 after finding that the entity linked to Gates complies with a…


North Dakota AG Clears Farmland Purchase Tied to Bill Gates

FARGO, N.D.—North Dakota’s attorney general has found the sale of a couple thousand acres of prime farmland to a group tied to Bill Gates complies with a Depression-era law meant to protect family farms because the land is being leased back to farmers. The state’s Republican Attorney General Drew Wrigley had inquired into the land…


Bill Gates-Linked $13.5 Million Farmland Purchase Triggers Pushback in North Dakota

The sale of over 2,000 acres of North Dakota farmland to an entity linked to Bill Gates, the fourth-richest man in the world and America’s largest private owner of farmland, has attracted scrutiny from the state’s top prosecutor. Red River Trust, a Texas-based entity with ties to Gates, in November purchased 13 parcels of land…