America For Sale: The Quiet Takeover of U.S. Soil

By Aiden Sage | BreakingTheNewsBarrier.com
Published: May 26, 2025

Acre by acre, America is being bought—quietly, but not invisibly.

Behind the sheen of global investment portfolios and agritech optimism lies a stark truth: the nation’s farmland—once stewarded by families for generations—is being transferred into the hands of corporate giants, billionaire investors, and foreign governments. The soil that fed us now feeds spreadsheets, commodities markets, and political anxieties.

A Country That No Longer Owns Its Food Chain

According to the USDA, foreign entities now control over 40 million acres of U.S. farmland—an area nearly the size of the state of Illinois. China, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and the Netherlands are among the top buyers. Their purchases are legal. Their influence? Growing.

Bill Gates alone owns nearly 270,000 acres. BlackRock, foreign pension funds, and investment firms are quietly accumulating even more.

“When the ownership of land changes, so too does the power to decide what is grown, how it’s grown, and who gets to eat.” – Dr. Emily Schaeffer, Cornell

The Death of the Small Farm Is Not Accidental

In 1978, the U.S. had over 6 million farms. Today, fewer than 2 million remain. Farm debt just hit $516 billion. Small farms are not being lost—they are being replaced.

Subsidy structures, climate pressures, and rising interest rates are pushing generational farms into bankruptcy, only to be bought up and absorbed into corporate models.

Foreign Policy, Food Supply, and a National Security Crisis

In Texas and other states, legislation is underway to restrict foreign ownership of agricultural land. But shell companies and lax enforcement undermine the effort.

“Control the food, control the people.” – Mark DeSantis, U.S. Army Intelligence (ret.)

The AI-Agriculture Nexus

AI-powered farming is revolutionizing crop production—but it’s centralizing power. Landowners now control not only the crops, but the data pipelines driving AI-driven yields and market influence.

Solutions Are Growing

Grassroots movements and co-ops are fighting back. Land trusts and next-gen regenerative farmers are reimagining what it means to farm locally. But systemic policy shifts are essential.

The Soil Remembers

As the saying goes: “You don’t own the land. You borrow it from your grandchildren.” The crisis is not just about acreage—it’s about identity, security, and autonomy.