REFA Wind Ranch Virtual Tour
What does it really look like to host wind energy on your land for nearly 20 years?
Join Renewable Energy Farmers of America (REFA) for a special Virtual Farm Tour with Kansas rancher Pete Ferrell, who helped bring one of the country’s early wind projects to life on his family’s ranch.
Pete is a fourth-generation rancher from Beaumont, Kansas, and the initiator and primary landholding member behind the Elk River Wind Farm, built on the Ferrell Ranch in 2005 and still operating today. Over the past two decades, Pete has seen firsthand how wind energy development can intersect with working agricultural land.
During this virtual tour, Pete will share the real story behind the project – from the early conversations with developers to what it’s been like hosting turbines on a working ranch for nearly 20 years. He’ll discuss lessons learned, what landowners should think about before signing a lease, and how renewable energy can become part of a long-term farm or ranch operation.
Whether you’re exploring renewable energy on your land or already hosting a project, this is a rare opportunity to hear directly from a landowner who helped pioneer wind energy on working agricultural land.
Don’t miss this inside look at what it takes to bring wind energy to a family ranch – and what two decades of experience can teach today’s landowners.