Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders joined fellow governors in signing a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, expressing strong support for President Donald J. Trump and Secretary Rollins’ newly announced National Farm Security Action Plan.
The America First Governors’ Council called the plan a “decisive and long-overdue response to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) coordinated threat to America’s farmland, food supply, and national sovereignty.”
“For too long, foreign adversaries, most notably the CCP, have quietly exploited lax federal enforcement to buy American farmland, including land near key military installations,” said former Governor Bobby Jindal, Co-Chair of the America First Governors’ Council. “This plan ends that era of weakness and starts restoring control of our land to the American people.”
The governors highlighted alarming examples, including a Chinese food company’s attempted purchase of farmland just 12 miles from Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota, and the acquisition of over 130,000 acres near Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas by a former Chinese military official.
The National Farm Security Action Plan aims to:
- Strengthen enforcement of and civil penalties under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act.
- Classify key agricultural inputs and infrastructure as critical to national security.
- Enhance protections against biological threats such as foreign animal diseases and invasive species.
- Reevaluate all USDA programs through an America First lens to prioritize U.S. farmers and rural communities.
- Enhance coordination among the USDA, intelligence agencies, and state governments.
The governors concluded with a clear message: “We will not allow the CCP to gain a foothold in the American heartland. This is the golden era of American renewal, and it begins with reclaiming control over our farmland.”
Signatories Include:
Former Gov. Phil Bryant, Mississippi
Former Gov. Bobby Jindal, Louisiana
Former Gov. Rick Perry, Texas
Gov. Mike Braun, Indiana
Gov. Bill Lee, Tennessee
Gov. Brad Little, Idaho
Gov. James Pillen, Nebraska
Gov. Kim Reynolds, Iowa
Gov. Larry Rhoden, South Dakota
Gov. Sarah Sanders, Arkansas
Gov. Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma
