Iowa State University researchers have found that wind turbines located in agricultural fields are a plus for the crops growing around them. The overall effects on crops growing in wind farms appear to be positive said Gene Takle, Iowa State agronomy professor. He has led a team of plant and soil scientists along with extension […]

The Farmers and Friends for Wind say the ordinance is blocking a 300-megawatt wind farm backed by over 100 local farmers’ and landowners’ signatures.