Missouri lawmakers are tweaking foreign ag land bill

Two Missouri lawmakers say an updated Foreign Ag Land Ownership bill can move through the state legislature before session ends.

State Senator Rusty Black from District 12 says a special committee, called the Senate Select Committee on the Protection of Missouri Assets from Foreign Adversaries, has agreed to use House Bill 903 as a template. This bill prevents non-U.S. citizens or foreign businesses from owning farmland in the state.

“It takes foreign ownership of ag land back to pre-2013,” he says.

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