Gov. Kristi Noem Raises Concerns Over China Ownership of US Agricultural Land

Published on March 25, 2024

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has expressed alarm over the growing ownership of U.S. agricultural land by Chinese entities, saying that China could be planning to “buy up our entire food supply chain.” During a March 20 House hearing about “the danger China poses to American agriculture,” Ms. Noem said that she has witnessed China buying up U.S. fertilizer companies, food processing systems, and now U.S. farmland. “Over the years, I have witnessed this hostile communist country work to systematically take over more of America’s vital food supply chain,” the governor told lawmakers. “China is buying up our entire food supply chain. When America can’t feed itself and relies on another country to feed us, it becomes a national security issue. The country that feeds us controls us,” she added....