Pete Ferrell

I told them what to watch out for, what I had learned at that point in time. And then eventually. Another gentleman approached me with a very different set of questions. And to make a long story short, I joined a development company in western Kansas that has developed a wind farm project there.

I told them what to watch out for, what I had learned at that point in time. And then eventually. Another gentleman approached me with a very different set of questions. And to make a long story short, I joined a development company in western Kansas that has developed a wind farm project there.

But getting to your question, we had to assure the center pivot irrigators out there that we would not put a turbine in the middle of their circle. we always had to go to the corners where we would agree, you know, that's, we won't interfere at all. Now dry land was a little different.

But getting to your question, we had to assure the center pivot irrigators out there that we would not put a turbine in the middle of their circle. we always had to go to the corners where we would agree, you know, that's, we won't interfere at all. Now dry land was a little different.

But getting to your question, we had to assure the center pivot irrigators out there that we would not put a turbine in the middle of their circle. we always had to go to the corners where we would agree, you know, that's, we won't interfere at all. Now dry land was a little different.

They can maneuver around, you know, there's no, there's no guy wires to negotiate or anything, but we had to, we had to really convince those folks that we were not going to interfere with their farming operation. Of course, it's well understood. Now there's plenty of wind farms out there that, We're not going to disrupt. We want to do minimal disruption of your agricultural operation.

They can maneuver around, you know, there's no, there's no guy wires to negotiate or anything, but we had to, we had to really convince those folks that we were not going to interfere with their farming operation. Of course, it's well understood. Now there's plenty of wind farms out there that, We're not going to disrupt. We want to do minimal disruption of your agricultural operation.

They can maneuver around, you know, there's no, there's no guy wires to negotiate or anything, but we had to, we had to really convince those folks that we were not going to interfere with their farming operation. Of course, it's well understood. Now there's plenty of wind farms out there that, We're not going to disrupt. We want to do minimal disruption of your agricultural operation.

That is true. It's called a lease and easement agreement. So... The lease has to do with where the turbines intersect with the ground. I want to put in a little factoid here. You know, again, I was concerned about the influence of the wind farm on our agricultural operation. This was in the early years when in I mean, believe it or not, GPS is a relatively new thing.

That is true. It's called a lease and easement agreement. So... The lease has to do with where the turbines intersect with the ground. I want to put in a little factoid here. You know, again, I was concerned about the influence of the wind farm on our agricultural operation. This was in the early years when in I mean, believe it or not, GPS is a relatively new thing.

That is true. It's called a lease and easement agreement. So... The lease has to do with where the turbines intersect with the ground. I want to put in a little factoid here. You know, again, I was concerned about the influence of the wind farm on our agricultural operation. This was in the early years when in I mean, believe it or not, GPS is a relatively new thing.

And they had to compensate me for precisely the acres that I could no longer graze. And I made sure that, okay, I know I'm going to lose a little bit of land because of the turbines on the ground, the access roads, and then the management O&M building that they were going to build, the operations building. And so they went around and precisely measured what was lost after it was built.

And they had to compensate me for precisely the acres that I could no longer graze. And I made sure that, okay, I know I'm going to lose a little bit of land because of the turbines on the ground, the access roads, and then the management O&M building that they were going to build, the operations building. And so they went around and precisely measured what was lost after it was built.

And they had to compensate me for precisely the acres that I could no longer graze. And I made sure that, okay, I know I'm going to lose a little bit of land because of the turbines on the ground, the access roads, and then the management O&M building that they were going to build, the operations building. And so they went around and precisely measured what was lost after it was built.

And there are 50 turbines on the Farrell Ranch. And we lost exactly 50 acres. And that includes, again, the turbines, the roads, and the O&M site. And so while we were doing it, because I was...

And there are 50 turbines on the Farrell Ranch. And we lost exactly 50 acres. And that includes, again, the turbines, the roads, and the O&M site. And so while we were doing it, because I was...

And there are 50 turbines on the Farrell Ranch. And we lost exactly 50 acres. And that includes, again, the turbines, the roads, and the O&M site. And so while we were doing it, because I was...

because I was being questioned about this, I said, let's go up to the oil field and measure where the pump jacks are, the roads are, the spillage, the tank batteries, and let's just see how much land has been lost up there. And as it turns out, it was one acre per pump jack also.

because I was being questioned about this, I said, let's go up to the oil field and measure where the pump jacks are, the roads are, the spillage, the tank batteries, and let's just see how much land has been lost up there. And as it turns out, it was one acre per pump jack also.

because I was being questioned about this, I said, let's go up to the oil field and measure where the pump jacks are, the roads are, the spillage, the tank batteries, and let's just see how much land has been lost up there. And as it turns out, it was one acre per pump jack also.