U.S. Department of Agriculture
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More than 49,000 acres of N.C. farmland owned by Chinese interests, USDA data shows
More than 49,000 acres of farmland in North Carolina is owned by Chinese interests.
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Politics motivated last year's enormous farm subsidies 2020 payouts uncertain, NCSU ag economist says
Last year's federal bailout to the nation's farmers – a huge spending package larger than the auto industry bailout during the Great Recession – has been less about keeping farmers afloat than it has been about throwing money at them, an agricultural economist said during a recent interview.