Learn more about laws impacting foreign ownership of farmland.
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Who can own agricultural land? States continue to revisit that question.
Utah has amended its foreign ownership law through House Bill 291, broadening restrictions on agricultural land ownership and strengthening enforcement mechanisms tied to foreign government interests. The
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