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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

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2. Why do we allow China to buy up our farms

Mon Feb 19, 2024, 10:00 AM

Feb 2024

"Roughly half of the approximately 350,000 acres of U.S. farmland owned by Chinese entities is represented by Smithfield's more than 400 company-owned hog farms and 43 plants, according to federal data."

https://www.wsj.com/articles/smithfield-foods-ceo-defends-pork-producers-chinese-ownership-a78827da

What control do we have over these farms and corporations owned by foreign entities?

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"Pignorant " A documentary about how pigs are gassed and slaughtered [View all] mucifer Feb 2024 OP

Thanks for the post rpannier Feb 2024 #1

Why do we allow China to buy up our farms Farmer-Rick Feb 2024 #2

Well, that's good to know they are required to Farmer-Rick Feb 2024 #4