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Crop dusters worry about wind measurement towers .23601 2009-10-13T15:09:04Z 2009-10-13T15:09:04Z Wind measurement towers put up ahead of planned wind farm projects are drawing concerns from crop dusters who say they blend in with the landscape. Crop duster Brian Hauschild says the main problem with the towers is they have no markings. Flying 140 mph at low altitudes in a small airplane carries numerous dangers, but the unmarked towers add a danger. ..."In the short-term, we're working on getting them marked so we can see them," he said. "In the long-term, I'm talking to the FAA, but this isn't something that will happen quickly." Crop dusters worry about wind measurement towers .23568 2009-10-11T23:32:06Z 2009-10-11T23:32:06Z Wind measurement towers put up ahead of planned wind farm projects are drawing concerns from crop dusters who say they blend in with the landscape. Crop duster Brian Hauschild says the main problem with the towers is they have no markings. Radar may hamper wind .3984 2006-07-17T14:25:05Z 2006-07-17T14:25:05Z SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Developers and officials hope that three wind farm projects in the works for South Dakota will go forward despite military officials’ concerns that turbines might interfere with radar.