When the state budget was signed into law, Wisconsin agriculture groups called it \u201ca good budget for farmers.\u201d And while that was a big project in the state government and for the ag industry, the work continues on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Representative Travis Tranel chairs the Assembly Agriculture Committee. In his monthly conversation with Mid-West Farm Report, he says the committee is focused on developing more policy to positively impact Wisconsin agriculture. This includes protecting farmland from foreign investments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“One of the biggest ones is the prohibiting of foreign adversaries from acquiring agricultural or forestry land,” he says. “Under current law, we allow foreign land ownership up to about 600 acres. The committee is considering suggesting that we significantly dial that back.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n