Swenson: Wind energy new crop for farmers

February 18, 2020
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David SwensonDave 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

 

 

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