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Bill Gates says he owns 1 out of every 4000 acres of all US farmland – why has he taken such a big position?

This article adheres to strict editorial standards. Some or all links may be monetized. After Bill Gates moved on from his role at Microsoft, the company he founded, he shifted his focus to ...
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Bill Gates explains why he's the largest farmland owner in America

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates first answered why he is the largest private owner of farmland in America. During a "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) session on Reddit this weekend for the ...

Potatoes for McDonald's fries are reportedly grown on Bill Gates' farmland in fields so vast that you can see them from space

Bill Gates is the largest private owner of farmland in the US. According to new NBC research, he owns 269,000 acres across 18 states.