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An 82-year-old Kentucky farmer and her daughter rejected a $26 million offer for their land, choosing to keep feeding America instead. Their decision honors generations of family who fed the nation even during the Great Depression.
Across America, farmers are rejecting offers worth tens of millions from tech companies wanting to build data centers on their rural land. Their choice shows that some things matter more than money.
Mervin Raudabaugh turned down more than $15 million from data center developers who wanted his Pennsylvania farm. Instead, he sold the development rights to a conservation trust for under $2 million, ensuring his land stays farmland forever.
A decade-long battle to protect sacred indigenous land from becoming a gravel quarry just ended with one of the Bay Area's largest conservation purchases. The 6,100-acre Sargent Ranch will now be preserved for wildlife and the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band who called it home for centuries.
In a unanimous vote, three Pennsylvania commissioners chose community voices over corporate interests, denying a request to turn 800 acres of farmland into industrial land for a data center. The decision marks a growing national trend of communities successfully pushing back against energy-intensive projects.