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Re:Warren Buffett is spending billions to make Iowa 'the Sau... by Robotbeat on Tuesday December 31, 2019 @11:28AM (#21922189)
Of course. Not only can you, but it's the most common thing to do under a wind farm in Iowa.

Zoom in to basically any random wind farm in Iowa, and the vast majority of the land area is crops. For instance: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2818954,-93.8007446,2829m/da...

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Re:Warren Buffett is spending billions to make Iowa 'the Sau... by adwi on Tuesday December 31, 2019 @04:58PM (#21925064)
I thought something was awry with your link until I realized that from overhead they’re basically invisible; that’s how efficiently the land is also being used for farming. Point well made.
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