New policies on foreign ownership of ag land focus of July 15 NALC webinar
July 7, 2026
By Phillip Powell
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Fast Facts
- Discussion addresses most recent text of Farm Bill from Senate Ag Committee
- Arkansas, North Carolina and Nebraska among states with new laws
- Webinar offered at no cost by National Agricultural Law Center
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Foreign ownership of agricultural land in the United States is the focus of a free webinar hosted by the National Agricultural Law Center on July 15.
With new state restrictions, federal proposals and ongoing litigation rapidly reshaping the legal landscape, foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land remains one of the most closely watched issues in agricultural law, said Harrison Pittman, director of the center.
“Foreign ownership of agricultural land continues to garner significant attention across the country with continued activity at both the state and federal level,” Pittman said. “We’ll cover a lot of these developments, including litigation, at the July webinar.”
The webinar, “Foreign Ownership of Ag Land: Federal and State Legislative and Litigation Update,” will be held 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. central time on July 15. Register for the event online.
Pittman will discuss how each state takes its own approach to restricting foreign ownership of agricultural land, including recent updates to laws in Arkansas, North Carolina and Nebraska. On the federal level, he will cover how the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Congress have been tackling the issue, including the most recent text of the Farm Bill from the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Pittman previously testified on this topic to the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry in September 2023.
Additional information about the webinar, including registration details, are available on the National Agricultural Law Center’s website, nationalaglawcenter.org. Follow @nataglaw on X, Facebook, and LinkedIn, and subscribe to NALC’s newsletter “The Feed.”
To learn more about ag and food research in Arkansas, visit aaes.uada.edu. Follow the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station on LinkedIn and sign up for our monthly newsletter, the Arkansas Agricultural Research Report. To learn more about the Division of Agriculture, visit uada.edu. To learn about extension programs in Arkansas, contact your local Cooperative Extension Service agent or visit uaex.uada.edu.
About the Division of Agriculture
The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture’s mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices. Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nation’s historic land grant education system.
The Division of Agriculture is one of 22 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on three system campuses.
Pursuant to 7 CFR § 15.3, the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs and services (including employment) without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, sexual preference, pregnancy or any other legally protected status, and is an equal opportunity institution.
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Media Contact:
Phillip Powell
National Agricultural Law Center
ppowell1@uark.edu