The Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, passed in 1978, provides tracking and monitoring of investment in U.S. agriculture. However, American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Economist Danny Munch said the process is due for an upgrade.
Munch said the current process is filled with inefficiencies and inadequate information.
Munch added that the AFBF seeks better enforcement in addition to modernization.
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