So far in this blog I have talked about the major types of farming and ranching in my area, I have mentioned beef cattle farms, dairies, the production of corn, wheat, canola, and hay but there is a type of farming that does not fit into these categories. This is wind farming. Wind farming is the gathering of wind turbines in one location to produce large amounts of energy. Right now wind farming supplies about 2% of Canada’s total electricity (this is still enough to power over 1 million households) but is a growing industry. Because of their large size (see the video below, note how small the truck is beside it!) there needs to be many acres to put up a wind farm, this is why wind farms are usually put up on farms or ranches.
There is a large upfront cost of putting up a wind turbine, but once it is up the main cost is maintenance, unlike crops it does not have to be replaced every year, and unlike animals it does not require daily attention. Wind Turbines use no water or fuel and produce no air pollution. One of the main concerns about wind farming is the high mortality rate of birds due to them flying into the blades. Although birds do die because of this more die by running into the windows of buildings!
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| some of the wind turbines around our pasture |
So here is just the basics on wind farming, I was intrigued when windmills started popping up all around our pasture so decided to check out more about them, for more info you can look at:
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