RealClear Energy | Greg Brophy, August 12 There are so many things to love about being a farmer. But here’s something I can’t stand – people who pretend to care about our land when they really just want to control our land. It’s always something. I remember when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tried toContinueContinue reading “Solar Panel Complaints Are the Latest Attack on Private Property Rights for Farmers”
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An Iowa farmer had $350,000 in debt. Wind turbines are helping her get out.
CBS News | Janet Shamlian, June 5 2024 is not expected to be a good year for farms, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasting a 25% downturn in profits. But some farmers in Iowa have planted something new in the ground to offset their losses: wind turbines. Evie Haupt, 75, has three of themContinueContinue reading “An Iowa farmer had $350,000 in debt. Wind turbines are helping her get out.”
Opinion | Farm Bill clean energy action can protect rural America
The Cap Times | Brett Carlson, June 8 Summer is near, but planting season is well underway for Wisconsin crop farms like my family’s sixth-generation stead. And while Wisconsin consumers face higher prices, so do our farmers: Costs are up for seed, fertilizer, weed-control and fuel. Electricity has always been a variable expense that weighsContinueContinue reading “Opinion | Farm Bill clean energy action can protect rural America”
Clean Energy is a Property Rights Issue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydvmWkl5dkc Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydvmWkl5dkc Watch this video on how renewable energy allows farmers across Michigan and the nation to keep their farms, expand their operations, and continue to be stewards of the land. Property rights are legal rights that landowners have, and determine how land can be used. Allowing farmers and landowners to harvest renewables onContinueContinue reading “Clean Energy is a Property Rights Issue”
Wind Turbines Help Balance Rural Budgets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4LKKK6qIAI Credit: Wind Turbines Help Balance Rural Budgets: UM Researcher Sara Mills Tells How (youtube.com) Renewable energy projects help maintain and even expand services in rural areas across Michigan. Renewable energy projects deliver many economic benefits to the communities that host them:- Direct Payments to Landowners who host solar and/or wind farms- Employment Opportunities duringContinueContinue reading “Wind Turbines Help Balance Rural Budgets”
REAP: The federal solar grant all Minnesota rural businesses should know about
Minnesota Reformer | Bobby King August 23 Minnesota passed legislation this year mandating 100% carbon-free energy by 2040, so we know our energy systems are going to change. That includes where and how energy is produced, sold and transported. As this transition unfolds, rural communities have the opportunity to directly benefit from it. You mayContinueContinue reading “REAP: The federal solar grant all Minnesota rural businesses should know about”