Other Ag News: USDA Launches New Online Portal for Reporting Foreign-Owned Agricultural Land Transactions

Thursday, January 22, 2026 - 12:30pm

(Washington, D.C., January 22, 2026) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is launching a new online portal to streamline reporting of transactions involving U.S. agricultural land by foreign persons, which can include businesses and governments, under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (AFIDA).

Signup for the Ag Newsletter

Get the freshest farm news, events and updates from in and around Cattaraugus County, NY at least once a month! Go signup!

Other ways to stay connected:

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cattaraugus Counties ... putting knowledge to work