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ARTICLE · 11 FEBRUARY 2026

Update On Reporting Requirements For Foreign Agricultural Landholders

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
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What's new: The USDA has launched a new online portal for AFIDA filings, released updated data on foreign land ownership and penalty assessments, and is considering disclosure rule changes.

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Margaret Krawiec
Margaret Krawiec
Todd Kelly
Todd Kelly

Executive Summary

  • What's new: The USDA has launched a new online portal for AFIDA filings, released updated data on foreign land ownership and penalty assessments, and is considering disclosure rule changes.
  • Why it matters: These developments are relevant to any foreign individual or entity acquiring or disposing of U.S. agricultural land, and AFIDA often becomes a consideration in energy projects and even business acquisitions not focused on agricultural land use.

New AFIDA Reporting Portal Carries Action Plan Forward

On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it was launching a new online portal for filings pursuant to the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (AFIDA). The AFIDA statute requires any foreign individual or entity to file a report when the individual or entity acquires or disposes of agricultural land in the United States. Because of the statute's expansive definition of agricultural

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