Nearly 40% of U.S. farmland is owned by people over 65, making the sector ripe for generational turnover, but that transition isn't so straightforward when billionaires are in the mix.

Bill Gates, the Microsoft co ... among the nearly 300,000 acres of farmland owned by the billionaire is a 14,500-acre plot in Washington state that is so vast it can be seen from space.

Bill Gates, co-founder of ... owning 248,000 acres today equates to approximately 0.0283% of the current 876 million acres of U.S. farmland. Gates ... Investigate Midwest reported that the land is ...

A 2025 Land Report named him the largest private farmland owner in the U.S., with 275,000 acres under his name—248,000 acres of it active farmland across at least 17 states.

Microsoft cofounder and America's largest private farmland owner Bill Gates ranks 43rd on the 2025 Land Report 100 with 275,000 acres, but his influence extends far beyond agriculture. In June ...

Bill Gates's farmland grows potatoes for McDonald's fries, he owns a stake in the Four Seasons, and other facts from a book on Microsoft's cofounder.

Bill Gates isn't just a tech billionaire or a global philanthropist – he's also one of the biggest farmland owners in the United States. With 275,000 acres spread across 18 states, Gates has ...

Bill Gates, the Microsoft co ... among the nearly 300,000 acres of farmland owned by the billionaire is a 14,500-acre plot in Washington state that is so vast it can be seen from space.