South Dakota regulators approve permit for wind turbine farm
Sioux Falls Argus Leader|Dominik Dausch |January 7, 2023
Before the permit was given the thumbs-up by the commission, Chairman Chris Nelson addressed objections to the project brought by Hughes County farmers Michael and Judi Bollweg. A letter from Michael argued the wind turbines, some of which he said would stand only a few hundred feet away from crop land, would make it impossible and dangerous for agricultural aircrafts to apply pesticides. He also stated some affected lands are used to farm sunflowers, and farmers stand to lose $684 per acre should their fields go untreated.
Before the permit was given the thumbs-up by the commission, Chairman Chris Nelson addressed objections to the project brought by Hughes County farmers Michael and Judi Bollweg. A letter from Michael argued the wind turbines, some of which he said would stand only a few hundred feet away from crop land, would make it impossible and dangerous for agricultural aircrafts to apply pesticides. He also stated some affected lands are used to farm sunflowers, and farmers stand to lose $684 per acre should their fields go untreated.