Posted on 10/18/2023 4:00:43 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The state of Arkansas is forcing a Chinese-owned seed producer to sell 160 acres of farmland it owns in the state within the next two years over national security concerns.
Syngenta, the mother company of Northrop King Seed Co. — which also creates crop-protection ingredients — has owned the land in Craighead County for more than 30 years.
But in 2017, it was acquired by China National Chemical Corp. — which is on the US Department of Defense’s list of Chinese military companies that pose a threat to our national security.
“Seeds are technology,” Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said at a news conference on Tuesday, claiming countries that are hostile to the United States could use knowledge of American farming practices to their advantage.
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States have to do what the the federal government won’t do.
160 acres of good farmland can be sold within 60 days anywhere in the USA. 2 year window is NUTS.
160 acres of good farmland can be sold within 60 days anywhere in the USA. 2 year window is NUTS.
TED TURNER owns a tremendous amount of US land, also.
I didn’t know that.
Land is a good investment for millionaires and billionaires, it appears.
160 acres? A drop in the bucket but at least its a start.
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