Coffee anyone ?

[Blue Sky]

We looked at a place last night. Nice but in the middle of a wind farm. I’m researching possible negative effects but I’m finding a wide range of opinions (imagine that these days). We are visiting again, hopefully there will be a brisk breeze to give an idea about noise. We cut our initial appointment short because I remembered I left a gate open allowing new dog Sophie (sheep killer) access to the flock. A looooonng drive home later- sheep all gathered in the safe pen grazing happily. Crocket standing sentry to prevent them from returning to the pasture (a no-no after dark) and Sophie wagging and ready to be fed. Whew. Prayer answered and good dogs. Back to wind farm does anyone have any experience living near one? I’ve read that the turbines etc can generate high and low pitched sounds that irritate animals but these days there’s enough hogwash published on energy (both sides) to float Smithfield to China. Anyway experiences anyone?

 

[Mini Horses]

No experience but read an article about several western cattle farms that have allowed turbines on their farm as added income. Cattle still grazing...so. Maybe a cattle forum for such info??? @farmerjan do you have any info along these lines from other cattle people?

 

[farmerjan]

Can't help much on the wind farm situation. Have heard about the noise, and they say it is very loud and annoying; and they will kill alot of migratory birds if placed in flyway areas. The thing that I am not so thrilled about is that here we go again... the blades are huge and they last maybe 20 years or so... then what? they are hauled to some different "graveyards" where they are piled in huge trenches... they are supposedly not recycleable... so, I am not in favor if they cannot find a way to reuse the end product. But that is my gripe....

Most of the farmers/ranchers on the forums I am on are ones that have been going to solar panels... and don't get me started on them. Got 2 planned for this area close... on 26 and 40 acres of PRODUCTIVE farm land... farmers sold out and so why not just kill off the use of the land and collect their money.... there are some out in the midwest that are HUNDREDS of acres big....

 

[Alaskan]

Can't help much on the wind farm situation. Have heard about the noise, and they say it is very loud and annoying; and they will kill alot of migratory birds if placed in flyway areas. The thing that I am not so thrilled about is that here we go again... the blades are huge and they last maybe 20 years or so... then what? they are hauled to some different "graveyards" where they are piled in huge trenches... they are supposedly not recycleable... so, I am not in favor if they cannot find a way to reuse the end product. But that is my gripe....

Most of the farmers/ranchers on the forums I am on are ones that have been going to solar panels... and don't get me started on them. Got 2 planned for this area close... on 26 and 40 acres of PRODUCTIVE farm land... farmers sold out and so why not just kill off the use of the land and collect their money.... there are some out in the midwest that are HUNDREDS of acres big....

They should stick the panels on stilts... graze under them.

I sure wish they would do that.

And yeah, x2 on the wind production sucks... but, no idea how it would be like to live next to one

 

[farmerjan]

Some places do put the solar panels up higher so that there is some grazing underneath them. But the grass is poor and doesn't get near the sun it needs and the rain is not even as it runs off the panels to pools or runs off and parts do not get watered much... most companies that I have heard about and that I know have talked to some farmers do not want the problems with the panels up higher so more likely to have wind that could pick them up, or to be wind damaged in any way.
They should offer to build them on top of buildings... but most roofs cannot handle them... but that is where they need to be... on top of every warehouse and building in a city to help provide the needed electricity right there where it can be directly used...

 

[Blue Sky]

At present we are rethinking an offer at windmill farm. We could live with it but it probably means a horrible resale situation. I’ve had that and don’t want to deal with it again. On the positive the market is hot and it should sell. I shouldn’t care about sellers I suppose but I’ve been between a rock and a hard place and they have my heart felt sympathy. Gotta take care of my own though.

 

[Honeybee Hill]

We have a few windmill farms out further east of me. Solar farms...I don't even want to talk about it. lol. They sold sod farms, which IMO are kind of silly anyway, to cover them with solar panels...I'd rather look at sod farms, frankly, but I feel these open fields should be used for growing food-vegetation or livestock.
I would love to put solar panels on my roof, the electric company bills are absolutely ridiculous out here. My house is 100 years old and I'm not sure it would stand up to the weight. My other house, down the hill is too low and has too many trees on the south side of it. I love solar lights though, and have them everywhere outside!

 

[Honeybee Hill]

So, just finished the first cup of coffee, the second one is brewing. I was on call last night, so I didn't sleep well. I'm also beginning to stress about getting things done for the wedding-like the invitations haven't arrived yet, and I'm still going to have to assemble them! 74 days, so I'm anxious to get the invitations mailed so I can concentrate on other things-like how am I paying for this wedding.
My daughter is taking me out on Friday for mothers day, that will be great! I leave Monday for my first bachelorette party-the mature women (like myself) are all going to Florida for a few days-I have no idea what they have planned, I hope I can just relax and soak up the vitamin D from the sun! I'm not the type to do the crazy party thing, I like dinners and relaxing with a water or coffee. So we shall see.
I'm off duty at 6am, and must get the chicken coop worked on while we have no rain-it's supposed to rain the rest of the week!

 

[Blue Sky]

Slept hard and right through noisy thunderstorms it seems. Needing that coffee though. Making progress on contract negotiations for the new place. It could still fall through. Sellers are a bit colicky. Also drama at Hubb’s job so a lot of unknowns. Lots to do.

 

[Poka_Doodle]

Howdy, it's a great day here, just getting stuff done, and procrastinating on other things. Skipping the coffee today because it's already been such a wonderful day!