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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Following the lead of at least two dozen states, the Trump administration is promising to crack down on U.S. farmland purchases by foreign governments.

OLYMPIA, Wash — The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has enacted a burn ban on all forest lands it manages in Eastern Washington, beginning July 18. The ban is in response ...

The Trump administration has canceled a $4.9 billion federal loan guarantee for a new, 800-mile high-voltage transmission ...

Syngenta owns about 1,500 acres of U.S. farmland for research, development, and regulatory trials. Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland has dropped in recent years, declining from 384,000 acres in 2021.