NC has 2nd highest rate of threatened farmland in the nation
In the annual “State of Agriculture” report threats to the food industry in North Carolina include loss of farmland, and access to roads, water, and energy.
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In the annual “State of Agriculture” report threats to the food industry in North Carolina include loss of farmland, and access to roads, water, and energy.
BY HANNAH WEINBERGER / CROSSCUT Originally published Feb. 10, 2021 on Crosscut.com Seattle’s technology billionaires are many things: innovators, visionaries, philanthropists and some less polite descriptors, depending on whom you ask. But thanks to some scrupulous digging by industry journal The Land Report, which tracks land ownership across the country, we now know that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has another feather in his multi hyphenated career cap: America’s Top Private Owner of Farmland. Gates has spent years quietly diversifying his $129 billion fortune through asset manag...
Bill Gates is investing big in American farmland The Microsoft co-founder’s personal investments mirror a growing trend amongst the uber-wealthy. By Hannah Weinberger, Crosscut Share: FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2018, file photo, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda take part in an AP interview in Kirkland, Wash. Bill Gates is starting a new fight against systemic poverty in America, as his private foundation announces millions of dollars toward unspecified initiatives ranging from data projects to funding for community activists. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File...