A local state legislator is calling for the expedited passage of a measure aimed at prohibiting foreign adversaries from owning land in Wisconsin.
Senator Andre Jacque tells SeehaferNews.com that, over the past decade, foreign ownership of U.S. farmland has nearly doubled, with Chinese agricultural land ownership alone increasing roughly 2,700% from 2010 to 2021.
In response, a growing number of states have moved to ban foreign adversaries such as the Communist Party of China (CCP) from acquiring land in their state.
The New Franken legislator said the “economic and national security threat of foreign adversaries owning and controlling Wisconsin lands and supply chains is not hypothetical, but one that is real, urgent, and must be dealt with now.”
Senate Bill 7 and the partner bill, Assembly Bill 30, were recently heard in Senate and Assembly committees and have the support of leading agricultural groups in the state, such as the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation and the Dairy Business Association.
Both bills are awaiting votes in their respective committees.
