Farmers consider joining wind farms in southern Macon County – WAND (Decatur)

Several companies want to install wind farms in the area, and have already begun reaching out to farmers. Tim Stock, of the Macon County Farm Bureau, said leasing land for wind turbines can be lucrative for farmers, but there are downsides. "You're taking farm ground out of production, which we hate to see, because you can't produce more farm ground...But there is a financial benefit to them as well, so they have to weigh the pros and cons."