The America First Governors' Council has expressed strong support for the National Farm Security Action Plan announced by President Donald J. Trump and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins. The council described the plan as a necessary response to perceived threats from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to U.S. farmland, food supply, and national sovereignty.
Former Governor Bobby Jindal, Co-Chair of the America First Governors’ Council, said, "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." He added that the new plan aims to end this period of vulnerability and restore control over U.S. land.
The governors pointed to specific incidents such as a Chinese company's attempt to purchase farmland near Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota and a former Chinese military official's acquisition of over 130,000 acres near Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas as examples of these threats.
The National Farm Security Action Plan includes measures to strengthen enforcement under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, classify certain agricultural inputs as critical to national security, enhance protections against biological threats, and reevaluate USDA programs with an America First perspective. It also seeks improved coordination among USDA, intelligence agencies, and state governments.
The governors emphasized their commitment with a statement: "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 of this letter include former Gov. Phil Bryant of Mississippi; former Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana; former Gov. Rick Perry of Texas; Gov. Mike Braun of Indiana; Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee; Gov. Brad Little of Idaho; Gov. James Pillen of Nebraska; Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa; Gov. Larry Rhoden of South Dakota; Gov. Sarah Sanders of Arkansas; and Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma.
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