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Rush to attract wind turbine investors leaves Kansas school districts shortchanged

By Mike McGraw and Ryan Hennessy/Flatland | December 4, 2017

The exemption leaves untaxed for life nearly $630 million in Kansas wind farm equipment, according to the Kansas Department of Revenue. If it were on the tax rolls, that equipment would generate around $82 million a year in additional revenue for the 24 rural counties with wind farms.

Champaign

Champaign County Farm Bureau aims to educate, advocate

By Eleanor Black/for Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | May 26, 2015

Today, even in areas where farming is a major industry, many are unfamiliar with farming. In Illinois, with less than 2 percent of Champaign's population involved in production agriculture, the Champaign County Farm Bureau has made it part of its mission to educate the community about the work being done by the county's agriculture industry.