Des Moines, Iowa — The bill Governor Kim Reynolds has proposed to find out if foreigners are using a loophole to acquire Iowa farmland has cleared initial review in the Iowa Senate.
Iowa’s secretary of state would be required to review land ownership records, to see if foreigners or foreign governments are involved in US-based companies or trusts that have purchased or inherited Iowa farmland and prepare a summary. Republican Senator Dan Zumbach, a farmer from Ryan, says the information would be presented to the governor and the legislature, but the annual report would be confidential and not released to the public.
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Iowa already prohibits foreigners from buying more than 320 acres of land. The bill would impose higher fines for violations.
