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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized Elon Musk 's new political party, saying the world's wealthiest man wasn't a ...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent committed to divesting 25 entities in which he or close family had invested. But one of the companies still owns around $18 million in North Dakota farmland.
While famous investors like Bill Gates or Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent owning North Dakota farmland get headlines, Bryon Parman, agricultural finance specialist at North Dakota State ...
North Dakota state average cropland prices were up double digits for the fourth year in a row in 2025, including state average increases of 10.9% in 2022, 13.5% in 2023, 11.6% in 2024 and 10.55% ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed his beef with billionaire tycoon Elon Musk, describing himself as a nimble ninja-like operative while musing that the later “fancies himself more o… ...
Bessent, who owns more than 20,000 acres in North Dakota where soybeans and corn are grown, often refers to himself as one of the state’s largest farmers. Mnuchin Comparison ...
The disclosures show that Bessent owns North Dakota farmland, valued between $5 million and $25 million, that generates ...
President Donald Trump’s informal elevation of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as his top adviser on trade seems to have advanced negotiations with American trading partners and eased concerns ...
Scott Bessent, center, is President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary. ... reveals that Mr. Bessent owns as much as $25 million of farmland in North Dakota, ...
The disclosures show that Bessent owns North Dakota farmland, valued between $5 million and $25 million, that generates income through the production of corn and soybeans.