(SPRINGFIELD) The USDA is launching a new online portal to streamline reporting of transactions involving U.S. agricultural land by foreign persons, which can include businesses and governments, under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (AFIDA). The new online portal is part of a broader effort to strengthen and protect American farmland as the USDA continues its implementation of the National Farm Security Action Plan. The new online portal is available at afida.landmark.usda.gov and users can access the portal with Login.gov, a sign-in service that provides secure online access. While the new digital portal will gather the same information found on the current FSA-153 form, those subject to filing may still file by using the current FSA-153 hard copy form if desired, however filers should not duplicate filings by using both submission options. For more details, farmers are encouraged to contact their local County FSA Office.
