Staff Reports
China owning American farmland isn’t just a bad idea — it’s a direct threat to our national security, food supply, and economic independence. Yet under the Biden administration’s watch, Chinese entities have quietly snatched up hundreds of thousands of acres of U.S. soil, some of it alarmingly close to military installations. This is not coincidence. This is strategy — and it’s a strategy that puts America in danger.
Farmland is more than just dirt and crops. It’s control over the very food we eat, the water beneath our feet, and in many rural communities, the land that defines the local economy. When a hostile foreign power gains control over that, they’re not just buying property — they’re buying leverage over America’s future. Imagine a scenario where geopolitical tensions spike and those foreign-owned farms suddenly restrict production, divert resources, or manipulate markets. That’s not a paranoid fantasy. It’s exactly the kind of quiet economic warfare China excels at.
Even more disturbing, some of these land purchases have been made near critical Air Force bases and other sensitive sites. Why would an adversary spend millions acquiring property in such locations? It’s not for the view. The potential for espionage and surveillance is obvious to anyone who isn’t willfully blind. Yet Washington’s political class, fattened by foreign lobbying and campaign donations, shrugs it off as “just business.”
This is where leadership matters. Real leadership — the kind that puts America’s security ahead of foreign cash — would ban hostile nations like China from owning one square inch of our farmland. We’ve already seen states like Florida, Texas, and South Dakota take steps in this direction, but we need a federal firewall, not a patchwork of state laws that can be sidestepped with shell corporations and front buyers.
America cannot afford to be naïve. Every acre sold to Beijing is an acre taken from American farmers, from American hands, from American sovereignty. If we don’t slam the door shut now, we may wake up to find our heartland compromised beyond repair. This isn’t just about economics — it’s about survival.
It’s time for Congress to grow a spine, pass ironclad legislation, and make it crystal clear: America’s farmland belongs to Americans, and no hostile foreign power will ever own our breadbasket. Not now. Not ever.
