Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is now the largest private farmland owner in the U.S., holding over 275,000 acres across 18 states. Gates says he invests to increase productivity and create jobs, leasing land to farmers. Critics worry about his motives, linking him to lab-grown meat and potential control over food production. His farmland holdings are larger than all of Prince Edward County, or 20% of Prince Edward Island.
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