Destiny Herbers, Flatwater Free Press

Spilling Bill’s beans: Tech billionaire spent $113 million on Nebraska farmland

Bill Gates’ Nebraska neighbors don’t know he owns the soybean field down the road. Here’s the story of his spending spree, including the massive loan he took out against his land.

By Destiny Herbers, Flatwater Free Press

/ 10 Jan 2024

Spilling Bill’s beans: Tech billionaire spent $113 million on Nebraska farmland

Who’s Buying Nebraska? Foreign companies deeply involved in farmland — but not how you think

Foreign companies have serious ties to Nebraska agriculture, but those ties don’t often lead to ownership of Nebraska farmland — thanks partly to a 19th-century law.

By Destiny Herbers, Flatwater Free Press

/ 7 Dec 2023

Who’s Buying Nebraska? Foreign companies deeply involved in farmland — but not how you think

Who’s Buying Nebraska? After shopping spree, Mormon church is top land purchaser

In the past five years, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought twice as much Nebraska land as the second biggest buyer. If they keep it up, they’ll soon own more than anyone.

By Destiny Herbers, Flatwater Free Press

/ 27 Nov 2023

Who’s Buying Nebraska? After shopping spree, Mormon church is top land purchaser

Who’s Buying Nebraska? Corporations, investors grabbing giant chunks of Nebraska farmland

Seven out-of-state buyers, including a Utah church, a Philadelphia corporate farm and a California investment fund, spent nearly $250 million in the past five years on pricey Nebraska farmland, FFP analysis shows.

By Yanqi Xu, Flatwater Free Press and Destiny Herbers, Flatwater Free Press

/ 20 Nov 2023

Who’s Buying Nebraska? Corporations, investors grabbing giant chunks of Nebraska farmland

Three Nebraska tribes are buying back farmland, and attempting to reverse history

After more than a century of government actions that led to the loss and sale of reservation land, the Nebraska tribes are buying some back. They’re running into high prices and, some allege, bigotry as they do.

By Destiny Herbers, Flatwater Free Press

/ 16 Oct 2023

Destiny Herbers, Flatwater Free Press

Spilling Bill’s beans: Tech billionaire spent $113 million on Nebraska farmland

Who’s Buying Nebraska? Foreign companies deeply involved in farmland — but not how you think

Who’s Buying Nebraska? After shopping spree, Mormon church is top land purchaser

Who’s Buying Nebraska? Corporations, investors grabbing giant chunks of Nebraska farmland

Three Nebraska tribes are buying back farmland, and attempting to reverse history

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