A top House panel is planning an oversight hearing to examine the threat China poses to the U.S. agriculture industry as part of broader efforts to curb foreign influence in the key strategic sector. The hearing — titled “The Danger China Poses to American Agriculture” — will be hosted by the House Agriculture Committee on March 20 and will cover a range of issues related to China’s involvement in the domestic agriculture sector.
Notably, the hearing will include testimony from South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who has enacted aggressive limitations on foreign ownership of agricultural lands in her state.
“It’s no secret that China poses significant threats to our way of life, agriculture is no exception,” Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., said in a written statement to Fox News Digital. “We’ve seen China steal our intellectual property, hack our cyber infrastructure, and buy up American farmland,” Thompson continued. “We will look to every available legislative vehicle, including the farm bill, to stop China in its tracks and strengthen our food and national security.”