Billionaire down the road

By Ron Burtz on Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Local producers respond to news of Bill Gates buying 146 acres of Hamilton County ag land

  • The 146 acres of Hamilton County farm ground owned by Mt. Edna Farms, a shell company owned by billionaire Bill Gates, is in two adjoining parcels (outlined in red) near the intersection of Highway 34 and Nebraska 2.
    The 146 acres of Hamilton County farm ground owned by Mt. Edna Farms, a shell company owned by billionaire Bill Gates, is in two adjoining parcels (outlined in red) near the intersection of Highway 34 and Nebraska 2.
    The revelation that tech billionaire Bill Gates has purchased more than 22,000 acres of Nebraska farmland in the past several years may not seem like much to most Nebraskans, until they find out that some of that property is just down the road in your own county. For instance, farmers in eastern Hamilton County may be surprised to learn that 146 acres of the land Gates has acquired in ...

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