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Roping the Wind: Who Really Owns Wind Rights?

Jason Swann | Vice President/Branch Manager, Capital Farm Credit | { 11.19.09 }

Roping the wind? Seems near to impossible to think about it doesn’t it? Can’t you imagine a little boy on his stick horse trying to catch it with his rope and loop? Toss after toss, the rope falls to the ground with the dust being carried away by the very air he’s trying to catch. 

Now consider this: Are Texas landowners any different than that little boy?

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Harnessing That West Texas Wind

Jason Swann | Vice President/Branch Manager, Capital Farm Credit | { 03.05.09 }

The West Texas wind brings mixed feelings to a wide array of people. For those of us who grew up here, it’s a part of everyday life that you learn to tolerate. It can “rain mud” when a shower and the sand blow at the same time; you’ll have to walk sideways occasionally, and you have to love those sandstorms.

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Fruit of the Loom

Jason Swann | Vice President/Branch Manager, Capital Farm Credit | { 12.19.08 }

Now, what am I doing talking about underwear on a Farm Credit blog?  Isn’t this supposed to be about financing and agriculture? Give me a chance to explain the correlation here

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