Some South Dakota ag groups are disappointed the state’s Senate Ag Committee passed a foreign ag land ownership bill out of committee. South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association President and cattle producer Eric Jennings says it’s not that agriculture groups oppose foreign ag land ownership.
“We are concerned about private property rights and the effects that could have on our landowners about who you can sell to and who you can lease to.”
Jennings says if passed, the bill would allow the panel and current governor to review future and past land leases and decide to terminate a lease or seize the land if they don’t agree with the relationship an individual has with a foreign business or connection.
