America’s Farmland: Not for Sale to the Highest Bidder
- keepourvetshoused
- Aug 25
- 2 min read
Farming built this nation. It fed our soldiers, sustained our families, and gave generations of Americans the chance to live out the promise of the American dream. But today, that dream is under attack.
The average American farmer is pushing 60 years old. Instead of preparing the next generation to take over, our government agencies—the USDA and FSA—are making it nearly impossible for young and beginning farmers to gain access to land or capital. While hardworking veterans and young families are left knocking on doors that never open, American farmland is being sold off to international investors and corporations who see it as nothing more than a business asset.
Is this what makes America great? Is this the innovation we are so proud of?A system that locks out young farmers and rewards those with the deepest pockets—often not even from this country?
This is not the American dream. This is the slow outsourcing of our future.
At the KOVH Foundation, we refuse to accept that. Housing and land ownership are cornerstones of freedom, stability, and community. For veterans who have served this country, owning and working land is more than a livelihood—it’s a chance to heal, rebuild, and pass on something of lasting value.
That’s why we launched the Harvest of Hope Farm Initiative: a veteran-powered farming movement that will train, equip, and empower veterans and young farmers to grow America’s food and strengthen America’s communities. But we cannot do this alone.
We need reform now—before more farmland disappears into corporate hands.
We call on policymakers and every American to stand with us and demand:
Fair access to farmland for young and beginning farmers, especially veterans.
Stronger protections against foreign and corporate takeovers of American farmland.
A complete overhaul of USDA and FSA systems that too often discourage, delay, and deny the very people they are meant to serve.
Investment in veteran-powered farming as a solution to food insecurity, unemployment, and the loss of rural communities.
Veterans fought for this country. Farmers feed this country. Together, we can reclaim the American dream—not by selling off our soil to the highest bidder, but by planting it in the hands of those who will nurture it, protect it, and pass it down.
The future of America’s food, families, and freedom depends on it.
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