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28 October
1:02 am

somewhere around twenty five percent of the land in Iowa right now according to Iowa State, is owned by out of state investors and funds

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Zach Lahn, at Iowa Governor General Election Debate (KCRG / The Gazette)

1:02 am
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Why we checked itA specific statistic about out-of-state land ownership in Iowa attributed to Iowa State University — verifiable and materially relevant to the debate about farm policy and rural communities.
What we foundIowa State University data does show roughly 20–25% of Iowa farmland is owned by part-time or full-time non-Iowa residents, but ISU's own researchers caution this category is not primarily 'investors and funds' and includes heirs and former residents with Iowa ties.
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