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Wind turbines on farms could help crops

Research suggests turbines used to capture wind energy may have a positive effect on crops. Gene Takle, professor of agronomy and geological and atmospheric sciences at Iowa State University, says tall wind turbines disbursed throughout a field create air turbulence that may help plants by affecting variables such as temperature and carbon dioxide concentrations. | READ MORE

December 21, 2016  By Fred Love – Iowa State University


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