‘Dear landowner’: Farmers weigh wind power offers
Farmers, landowners in LaMoure/Stutsman talk about taking the plunge into wind power contracts a decision that affects families for generations. Farmers in the Hettinger, N.D., area talk about pluses, minuses of developing wind power, how some see it as supplemental income and others see it as poor optics. 5:30 am, Jan. 11, 2021 ×
A wind farm installed five years ago near Hettinger, N.D., offers electrical power and tax benefits, payments for some landowners, and a frustrating eye sore for others. Photo taken Aug. 13, 2020, near Hettinger, N.D. (Mikkel Pates / Agweek)
ADRIAN, N.D. Potential wind development is both an opportunity and a dilemma for farmland owners and their farm operators.