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Coverage dated June 22, 2022 to June 23, 2022

North Dakota farmland purchase tied to Gates stirs emotion

Headline from Bismarck Tribune, from the development of Jun 23, 2022

Newest development Jun 24, 2022 · 2 reportsNorth Dakotans are outraged as Bill Gates, the largest private farmland owner in the US, apparently buys a $13.5 million potato farm

The sale of a couple thousand acres of prime North Dakota farmland to a group tied to Bill Gates has stirred emotions over a 1932 law meant to protect family

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    North Dakota farmland purchase tied to Gates stirs emotion

    Headline from Bismarck Tribune ·

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    North Dakotans are outraged as Bill Gates, the largest private farmland owner in the US, apparently buys a $13.5 million potato farm

    Headline from Insider ·

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  1. Bismarck Tribune

    North Dakota farmland purchase tied to Gates stirs emotion (opens Bismarck Tribune)

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    Bismarck Tribune's feed description

    The sale of a couple thousand acres of prime North Dakota farmland to a group tied to Bill Gates has stirred emotions over a 1932 law meant to protect family

  2. BizPac Review

    North Dakota AG demands trust linked to Bill Gates justify its six-parcel land grab (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Bill Gates' alleged farmland purchase comes under scrutiny of North Dakota's chief law enforcement officer.

  3. Insider

    North Dakotans are outraged as Bill Gates, the largest private farmland owner in the US, apparently buys a $13.5 million potato farm (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Gates' farmland holdings are largely controlled by trusts, which aren't allowed under North Dakota law. The state's attorney general is inquiring.

  4. FOX Business

    Purchase of prime North Dakota farmland tied to Bill Gates sparks outrage (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    The recent sale of some prime North Dakota farmland has people in the state questioning if they are being exploited by the ultra-rich who buy land but don't share the state's values.

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