Agriculture
9 November, 2024
Turbine talk blows at wrong time as harvest starts
LAST week’s release the VNI West preferred corridor and jockeying by wind energy companies to put turbines on farm land have hit farmers at their busiest time of the year. With harvest underway across most of the region, Vaughan Toose his focus...
LAST week’s release the VNI West preferred corridor and jockeying by wind energy companies to put turbines on farm land have hit farmers at their busiest time of the year.
With harvest underway across most of the region, Vaughan Toose his focus was on baling hay and getting crops off, not attending meetings and handling enquiries from wind farm proponents.
“The harvest is what matters at the moment. Not attending meetings,” he said.
Mr Toose also questioned whether there could be definite compensation offers for VNI West corridor landowners until there was a project partner.
The corridor will cross Mr Toose’s property.
TCV has called for expression of interest for a partner to build the transmission line and become its owner.
TCV’s Tony Hedley said: “The release of the preferred easement provides more certainty for many people, and means we can work directly with landholders in the easement to gain a comprehensive understanding of their land, farming operations and businesses. These conversations are important to help design the project while minimising impact to each property, and to ensure all landholders receive fair and reasonable compensation.”