Wind Energy Comes to Iowa—Corn Farming Not Impeded

Because I watch so little commercial television, I tend not to see advertisements—even the good ones, like this piece for Siemens and the success they’re having with wind energy in our (quite breezy) state of Iowa.  Until now, Iowa was known primarily for corn; it’s by far the largest producer in the U.S.  Iowa grows three times as much corn as Mexico; it is home to 92,300 corn farms on 30,700,000 acres, which translates to an average size of 333 acres.

My point: as you check out the ad, notice that the corn production is largely unobstructed by the presence of the wind turbines; that’s a nice feature, IMO.