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Why is Bill Gates buying so much farmland? #7620004
07/05/22 03:55 PM
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According to Land Report 100, Bill Gates has purchased 270,000 acres of farmland over a dozens states. Gates company, Red River Trust, recently purchased 2,100 acres for $13.5 million from a wealthy North Dakota potato farmer. North Dakota’s Agricultural Commissioner, Doug Goehring, said that many people feel they are being used by the ultra-rich who buy land but do not share the State’s values. Residents are questioning the motive of these large purchases of farmland by people like Gates. Good question.

Re: Why is Bill Gates buying so much farmland? [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7620007
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Where do you think he should invest?

You can’t buy what aint for sale BTW


Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Re: Why is Bill Gates buying so much farmland? [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7620012
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Lol, maybe he’s not into sports cars.


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Re: Why is Bill Gates buying so much farmland? [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7620014
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Re: Why is Bill Gates buying so much farmland? [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7620015
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If I was incredibly wealthy, I would buy lots of farmland too.

Keith

Re: Why is Bill Gates buying so much farmland? [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7620018
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Where's the beef?

Re: Why is Bill Gates buying so much farmland? [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7620019
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He needs a place to grow the bugs he wants US to eat.

Once he gets the world population down to.500 million.

Hey, maybe THATS why he wants to control food production....

Re: Why is Bill Gates buying so much farmland? [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7620026
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To cover it with gov. Subsidized solar panels.

Re: Why is Bill Gates buying so much farmland? [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7620048
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Smart man. Every dollar he has laying around, or invested elsewhere, is loosing value by the day due to inflation. Farm land continues to appreciate in value while it produces income.

Re: Why is Bill Gates buying so much farmland? [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7620054
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Control the food control the people

Re: Why is Bill Gates buying so much farmland? [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7620059
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Everybody has to eat. Gates is motivated by greed and control. I don’t know which is more important now but my money is on control. Power is a worm that feeds on conscience.


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Re: Why is Bill Gates buying so much farmland? [Re: DaveP] #7620060
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Originally Posted by DaveP
He needs a place to grow the bugs he wants US to eat.

Once he gets the world population down to.500 million.

Hey, maybe THATS why he wants to control food production....

Yep!


I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....
Re: Why is Bill Gates buying so much farmland? [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7620064
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To grow cannabis. He's going to make computer chips out of weed.


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Re: Why is Bill Gates buying so much farmland? [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7620068
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To put it in perspective 270000 acres in a square is just over 20 by 20 miles square. I'd doubt that much farm land would be to corner any food market. Land as an investment can't be beat in my opinion. Rock solid.

Re: Why is Bill Gates buying so much farmland? [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7620070
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All you have to do is read to find the answers to the questions. He has already made it clear that they are using the land to develop different strains of seed that are appropriate for use in Africa. Seeds that are resistant to different pest and climate vectors that reduce production.

As far as making money goes....hopefully you are aware that he is in the process of giving his fortune away. Not trying to increase it.

The 270,000 acres he owns doesn't even move the needle on the 900 million acres of US farmland


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Re: Why is Bill Gates buying so much farmland? [Re: white17] #7620075
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Originally Posted by white17
All you have to do is read to find the answers to the questions. He has already made it clear that they are using the land to develop different strains of seed that are appropriate for use in Africa. Seeds that are resistant to different pest and climate vectors that reduce production.

As far as making money goes....hopefully you are aware that he is in the process of giving his fortune away. Not trying to increase it.

The 270,000 acres he owns doesn't even move the needle on the 900 million acres of US farmland


Bill Gates has done more, to help more people, than anyone else alive today and probably ever, but a lot of people rremain terrified of him. He's a saint not Satan.

Keith

Re: Why is Bill Gates buying so much farmland? [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7620078
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I agree Keith !


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Re: Why is Bill Gates buying so much farmland? [Re: DaveP] #7620083
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Originally Posted by DaveP
He needs a place to grow the bugs he wants US to eat.

Once he gets the world population down to.500 million.

Hey, maybe THATS why he wants to control food production....


This. He aint no saint. lol he wants population control.

Why do you think his wife divorced him recently? HE was a a good friend of Epstein and visited the island like all the other lizards did.

Re: Why is Bill Gates buying so much farmland? [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7620085
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No question that he believes the population of the planet is too great. Is that an unreasonable thing to believe ?


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