USDA Just Hit Back With A Game-Changing Security Plan To Save American Agriculture!

According to RedState, the White House has made clear that protecting agricultural land is not merely an economic or environmental concern, but a matter of national security in an era when foreign adversaries, particularly China, are quietly buying up acreage across the United States. For many Americans, this issue is not abstract; it is rooted in family history and tradition, in the generational stewardship of the land that feeds the country and anchors rural communities.

For those who grew up in farming families, the stakes are obvious and deeply personal. The author notes coming from a long line of farmers, recalling that a father farmed for much of his life, a maternal grandfather worked a small century farm homesteaded before the Civil War, and a paternal grandfather also farmed as a young man, underscoring that Farming is important, and so is protecting our farmlands.

February 11, 2026

To address the growing threat of foreign control over U.S. agricultural land, Secretary of Agriculture Brook Rollins joined host Maria Bartiromo on Fox Businesss Mornings with Maria to outline the administrations latest steps. In a clip shared online, Rollins highlighted the administrations Farm Security Action Plan, declaring, Its just another step in the right direction... were going to keep fighting for our American farmers and ranchers.

Rollins explained that the administration is coordinating across departments to confront the problem head-on. In just about an hour, Secretary Hegseth is coming over to USDA, we'll be hosting an event, doing a press conference, and signing a memorandum of understanding that an unprecedented effort to ensure that our departments are working together, she said, emphasizing the seriousness with which the administration views the issue.

She further stressed the link between agriculture and national defense, a connection too often ignored in Washingtons policy debates. I appreciate that you've always been so great to let me come on and talk about how farm security is national security, that before President Trump came into office, the consolidation of our farmland, the foreign adversarial ownership of our farmland, especially from China and other places, has really been creeping up on our country, Rollins warned, adding that Now we have almost 300,000 acres owned by China.

Rollins also pointed to the broader vulnerability created by Americas increasing reliance on foreign food sources. Of course, a lot of our food supply and food sources are now foreign, come from foreign sources, and we're working to reverse that while at the same time protecting our farmers, protecting our farmland from our foreign adversaries, she said, praising the administrations resolve: It's just another step in the right direction. I'm so proud of Secretary Hegseth. He has leaned all in on this, as has the president, and we're going to keep fighting for our American farmers and ranchers.

A key element of this effort involves the Defense Department, and for good reason. Much of the farmland being snapped up by Chinese-linked entities is mysteriously located near major U.S. military bases and sensitive facilities, raising obvious red flags about espionage and surveillance rather than simple agricultural investment.

This pattern suggests that the threat extends far beyond market competition or land prices. As the article notes, It's about intelligence-gathering, and it is a near-certainty that these lands are being used to surveil the military bases and other installations they border on, a concern that should not be dismissed lightly in an age of sophisticated foreign intelligence operations.

The United States is blessed with some of the most productive farmland on earth, from the rich soils of the Midwest and the East Coast to Californias Central Valley. These lands support a vast array of crops and are complemented by extensive grasslands ideal for grazing livestock, forming the backbone of a food system that has long made America the breadbasket of the world.

Allowing agents of a hostile regime to gain control over such land is a reckless gamble with both economic independence and national security. As the piece notes, preventing purchase by representatives of a government not friendly to the United States (that's a long-winded way of saying China) should be a priority, even though foreign buyers may try to conceal their involvement behind a phalanx of agents and shell companies.

Rollins is right to insist that defending American farmland is about more than soil conservation or crop yields. Secretary Rollins is correct; we need to protect and preserve our farmlands, and that doesn't mean just implementing good soil-management practices, the article concludes, reminding readers that this is a matter of our nation's physical health - and national security, and that a sovereign nation serious about its future cannot afford to outsource its food supply or its strategic terrain to its chief geopolitical rival.