Pete Ferrell

Good morning. I'm Pete Farrell. I live south of Beaumont, Kansas in the Flint Hills. I'm a fourth generation rancher. I'm fortunate to have a wind farm here. We've been discussing pros and cons of the development of wind farms on agricultural properties.

Good morning. I'm Pete Farrell. I live south of Beaumont, Kansas in the Flint Hills. I'm a fourth generation rancher. I'm fortunate to have a wind farm here. We've been discussing pros and cons of the development of wind farms on agricultural properties.

Good morning. I'm Pete Farrell. I live south of Beaumont, Kansas in the Flint Hills. I'm a fourth generation rancher. I'm fortunate to have a wind farm here. We've been discussing pros and cons of the development of wind farms on agricultural properties.

I'm warm and vertical, Tanner. That's always a good way to start the day. Yeah.

I'm warm and vertical, Tanner. That's always a good way to start the day. Yeah.

I'm warm and vertical, Tanner. That's always a good way to start the day. Yeah.

Ferrell. F-E-R-R-E-L-L.

Ferrell. F-E-R-R-E-L-L.

Ferrell. F-E-R-R-E-L-L.

We live 50 miles east of Wichita in the Flint Hills of Kansas, which is renowned as being the tall grass prairie, the last stand of the great tall grass prairie. Used to extend up into your area, you know, decades ago. But anyway, the only reason this place wasn't plowed is it's too rocky. Right.

We live 50 miles east of Wichita in the Flint Hills of Kansas, which is renowned as being the tall grass prairie, the last stand of the great tall grass prairie. Used to extend up into your area, you know, decades ago. But anyway, the only reason this place wasn't plowed is it's too rocky. Right.

We live 50 miles east of Wichita in the Flint Hills of Kansas, which is renowned as being the tall grass prairie, the last stand of the great tall grass prairie. Used to extend up into your area, you know, decades ago. But anyway, the only reason this place wasn't plowed is it's too rocky. Right.

That's correct. I managed the ranch up until about – Well, it's been a phase-out process beginning in 2017. I started a management company 20 years ago that has leasing rights to this ranch. We have a five-year evergreen lease with the management company. And the management company owns everything you'd sell at a farm sale except the farm.

That's correct. I managed the ranch up until about – Well, it's been a phase-out process beginning in 2017. I started a management company 20 years ago that has leasing rights to this ranch. We have a five-year evergreen lease with the management company. And the management company owns everything you'd sell at a farm sale except the farm.

That's correct. I managed the ranch up until about – Well, it's been a phase-out process beginning in 2017. I started a management company 20 years ago that has leasing rights to this ranch. We have a five-year evergreen lease with the management company. And the management company owns everything you'd sell at a farm sale except the farm.

So all the livestock, all the equipment, consumables, some cash. And this young man who's quite amazing, in my opinion, John Wagner, took an interest in this. And so he is now buying that management company. And so he would be the first non-family member to manage the ranch since its inception in 1888 by Wagner.

So all the livestock, all the equipment, consumables, some cash. And this young man who's quite amazing, in my opinion, John Wagner, took an interest in this. And so he is now buying that management company. And so he would be the first non-family member to manage the ranch since its inception in 1888 by Wagner.

So all the livestock, all the equipment, consumables, some cash. And this young man who's quite amazing, in my opinion, John Wagner, took an interest in this. And so he is now buying that management company. And so he would be the first non-family member to manage the ranch since its inception in 1888 by Wagner.

My great-grandfather founded the place, and I'm the fourth generation of the family to run it. But now John Wagner is running it through this arrangement, and it's so far working out quite well.

My great-grandfather founded the place, and I'm the fourth generation of the family to run it. But now John Wagner is running it through this arrangement, and it's so far working out quite well.