Crowcrick - 8/13/2024 08:43
Good grief Jon, you act like the acres will come out of the corn belt. Nevada desert pasture that needs 50 acres to support a cow calf pair is called ag land.
All well and good if ya want to go to Vegas.. but the demand is in the PMJ interconnect. North East US.. and people that it was hard to build a pipeline from Iowa to North Dakota.. lol
”ain’t seen nothing yet.”
https://www.kwch.com/2024/08/02/eminent-domain-proposed-energy-corridor-raising-concerns-kansas-farmers/
“WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A proposed energy corridor up to five miles wide involves making room for massive power lines throughout the nation. At least one of the so-called electric transmission corridors would cut through part of Kansas. It’s a situation raising concerns from landowners that the federal government could take their land through eminent domain. That’s why they called FactFinder investigator Branden Stitt.In Russell County, some farmers say they’re ready to fight. The proposed national electric transmission corridor, one of 10 in the U.S. would run through land in Russell County as part of the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor Designation Process. Although there are few details as to how the paths were chosen, both proposed corridors impacting Kansas run through areas with many wind turbines. In Russell County, farmers say their land is not for sale. Famer Dustin Finkenbinder stands to lose a lot. “We would lose around 70 to 80% of the land that we own and rent,” he said.“ | 
Solar panel expansion expected to “only” affect 5% of farmland.. 750 million bu of Corn 225 Beans.
