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Georgia Farmer Has Concerns About Bill Gates Being the Largest Farmland Owner in America

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Will Harris, a fourth-generation farmer in South Georgia, says he has concerns about Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

Reportedly, Gates has become the largest private individual farmland owner in the United States.

Harris is the owner of White Oak Pastures, a 152-year-old, six-generation family farm in Bluffton, Georgia. Harris’ first concern:

“Hell yeah I have concerns about Gates controlling farmland. Just like I don’t want a child abuser controlling even one child, I don’t want him to control a single acre … First, land is precious … It may be more precious than anything. I hate to see someone, who has no idea what to do with it, be put in a position to control it. How well do you think that I would do running a tech company or financial institution? It’s the same logic as letting a guy like Gates manage something as complex as an ecosystem. He lacks the understanding to steward it properly.”

Harris continued with his second concern:

“Second, the whole deal has been kept way too secretive … An article that was dated May 4, 2021, informed us that Gates has purchased over 200,000 acres in 18 states. Georgia was not listed as one of the 18 states, but an acquaintance of mine sold his farm located in Georgia to Gates prior to that time. What else are they lying about?”

Harris’ third concern is Gates’ mindset, thinking technology will be the be-all and end-all to any problem. Haris said:

“Third. Gates believes that the cure for all problems is more technology … Everything looks like a nail if your only tool is a hammer. I have a deep understanding of how misapplied technology is responsible for most of the land management problems that we are experiencing today.”

His fourth concern is that Gates “is heavily invested in plant-based protein.”

“He does not understand that proper animal impact is not responsible for climate change … In fact, proper animal impact is an essential component for the mitigation of climate change. This environmental mitigation cannot be replicated within a monocultural pea and soy farming operation.”

Harris’ fifth concern:

“Fifth, ask the farmers of India and Africa how beneficial Gates’ influence was to their agricultural systems … If you research the failed AGRA (Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa) program you’ll get a sneak peak [sic] on the repercussions of letting a businessman make farming decisions. That billionaire-leopard ain’t gonna change the spots that made him the most powerful man in the world.”

He concludes with a direct letter to Gates:

“If you are truly interested in the welfare of people, land, and climate, please come to my farm and let me share what I know, based on my 67 years of experience … You have an open invitation.

Harris posted these concerns to warn people about Gates’ land purchases and his plant protein climate change investments.

As I reported last week, beef prices are expected to increase even more as farmers are forced to sell off cattle herds.

Beef Prices Expected to Increase Even More, as Farmers Are Forced to Sell off Cattle Herds

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The United States Department of Agriculture says the cattle market has shrunk to an extent that hasn’t been seen in years. According to the latest cattle report, “of the 91.9 million head inventory, all cows and heifers that have calved totaled 39.5 million.”

Down from two percent in 2021, there are 30.1 million beef cows, and the milk cows decreased to 9.38 million in the United States.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture livestock analyst Shayle Shagam said:

“We are seeing large numbers of female stock have been placed in feedlots … supplies of cattle going to feedlots is going to be declining,” resulting in “progressively tighter supplies of all fed cattle available for slaughter as we move into 2023.”

In June, the price of ground beef was up 9.7 percent from a year ago. Due to the decrease in supply, increased input prices, as well as drought conditions, we could see another price surge.

National Cattleman’s Beef Association CEO Colin Woodall said the drought is widespread this year, compared to the regional droughts in the past. Woodall told Fox Business:

“There’s no place to go because everybody is struggling to find the forage they need to feed their cattle … We do expect the prices to continue upwards, but everybody has to remember that it’s not cattle producers setting that price.”

Woodall continued:

“It’s all about costs. When you look at those who make a decision to send their cattle to market to either thin down their herd or completely eliminate their herd, it is always going to be attributed to the increase of their input costs. And that is everything from the cost of feed, cost of hay and cost of diesel for tractors, diesel for the truck, fertilizer costs. And there’s so many things that go into producing cattle that the producers just don’t have any control over.”

John Kleiboeker, an owner of a seedstock operation in California and Missouri, explained that herd depletion would carry on due to the number of cows and heifers sold for slaughter. He added that it would take years to build it back.

“A heifer is two years old before she produces her first baby … That calf is another 18 months after that. So you’re talking about close to 40 months from the time that little baby heifer is born until she has produced a pound of beef.”

Klieboeker said he has not had to sell any stock yet; however, due to the continuous soaring prices of forage and feed, he has created his “cull list.” The cost for big round bales from the same supplier went up 50 percent from last year, $75 per bale, which has forced him to buy hay elsewhere.

“There is hay available, but with freight, the cost of transportation to bring it 200 to 250 miles south may be prohibitive,” Klieboeker told FOX Business. “The cheapest price we can find is $5.05 to $6 per loaded mile. Well, if you go adding an extra $1000 to $1,200 to a load of 30 round bales of hay, it gets really expensive real fast.”

Today, so many people take farmers for granted, but they don’t realize that farmers are the backbone of America. They work daily to put food on our tables, no matter the weather conditions. Among other things, farmers strengthen our economy. In 2018, $140 billion worth of American agricultural products were exported, which shows that farmers strengthen the global economy.

Thank you to all the farmers.