Thousands of acres of agricultural land in WWALS’ watersheds have been bought in recent years by investors from the west coast, the most by Bill Gates. This is part of a nationwide buying spree in which Gates has bought upwards of 250,000 acres nationwide.

This issue has come to national attention:

• Bill Gates responds on MSNBC to my criticisms of his farm policies 2022-09-13

  
  Question and three Gates expressions

• Bill Gates did nothing to stop fertilizer nitrates leaching into springs and rivers –Suwannee Riverkeeper via NBC News 2021-06-08
• Bill Gates, farms, rivers, springs (Vox)

Photo: Chris Mericle, Dust storm in Hamilton County, Florida, March, 2014, Suwannee Riverkeeper by NBC News, June, 2021

On WWALS’ 2015 Goals, number 12 was: “Raise awareness about corporate agricultural land acquisitions and practices as they affect WWALS watersheds and the Floridan Aquifer”.

The most recent posts may be found by searching for Bill Gates.

• 2016-08-03: Bill Gates considered toxic to springs —Dan Hilliard
• 2016-06-20: Suwannee Farms, Lakeland Sands, and Bill Gates in Suwannee County, FL
• 2016-06-10: Antioch Cemetery in a field, Jasper, FL
• 2015-08-14: Bill Gates land purchases, Florida Springs Council, and Adams Spring
• 2015-07-01: Agricultural land bought by west coast investors

  A summary of WWALS research up to July 2015.