February 18, 2020
Dave Swenson, associate scientist, was quoted in several media outlets recently:
USA Today, "Wind energy gives American farmers a new crop to sell in tough times," Feb. 16.
In Iowa, for example, 55% of the land that's farmed is rented, said Dave Swenson, a regional economist at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Although the turbines provide a nice annual income stream to the landowner, the money doesn't always go to the person who lives there. "Wind energy is beneficial to only a small subset of landowners and not necessarily framers," Swenson said.
This story was also carried in:
Aberdeen News, Feb. 17
St. John News, March 4