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surprise some...but most of America is farms. We have more
farmland than anything else. And a lot of that farmland is windy
farmland. But while wind is a stable and fairly high-yield crop,
it requires huge start-up investment. So if you're a company
that has a good relationship with farmers, a lot of money, and a
tiny bit of foresight, you're in a good position to do some
hefty financing and ensure excellent returns for the forseable
future.  Which is exactly where John Deere comes in. They've
been loaning farmers, or groups of farmers, money to build wind
turbines on their land for the last five years. The results have
been exciting. The wind farms don't disturb any habitat that
isn't already irreperably altered and farmers get another income
that requires very little of their land.  CNN's coverage of the
deal shows Deere pay