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Kentucky mother, 82, rejects $26 million for family farm as AI data center plans advance: ‘Everything coming out of the data center is going to be poison and destructive’

Kentucky woman rejected $26 million offer to turn her farm into a data center in a bid to preserve it. Ida Huddleston and her family declined, saying they didn’t want a data center built near them or on any of their 1,200 acres of farmland outside Maysville, Kentucky. She said…

The Economic Times · Sep 8

Meet the 82-year-old Kentucky grandma who turned down $26 million to turn her farm into a data center: ‘I don’t need your money’

Meet the 82-year-old Kentucky grandma who turned down $26 million to turn her farm into a data center: ‘I don’t need your money’

Ida Huddleston says no amount of money was worth losing land that’s been in her family for more than 200 years.

Fortune · Aug 7

'They call us old stupid farmers, you know, but we’re not': Family declines $26 million offer to convert their farmland into an AI data center

'They call us old stupid farmers, you know, but we’re not': Family declines $26 million offer to convert their farmland into an AI data center

AI companies may have the cash to throw around, but some can't be bought so easily.

PC Gamer · Aug 7

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Kentucky family snubs $26 million offer to convert their farmland into an AI data center — 'they call us old stupid farmers, you know, but we’re not,' says landowner

A Northern Kentucky family has refused an anonymous AI company's $26 million offer to buy their land and transform it into a data center.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 6

82-year-old Ida Huddleston refused $26 million for her Kentucky farm, and her daughter tore up the contract

An 82-year-old Kentucky great-grandmother, Ida Huddleston, refused a $26 million offer to sell her family's ancestral farmland for a data center. Despite initial agreement under duress from eminent domain fears, Huddleston and her daughter ultimately tore up the contract, prioritizing their deep-rooted heritage and memories over financial gain. This case…

The Times of India · May 25

A Mason County farmer has rejected $26M to join the fight against data centers

Feeding the nation is more important, they said.

We Got This Covered · Mar 24

'Fed a nation off of it': Inside the $26M standoff between Kentucky farmers and a shadowy AI giant

Recently, the winds of Mason County in Kentucky have been blowing with something more than the smell of fresh crops. Going around are whispers of an anonymous data giant offering shocking amounts of dollars in exchange for the county's lands has put local farmers on alert. The goal? To pave…

The Times of India · Mar 24

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US farmers are rejecting multimillion-dollar datacenter bids for their land: ‘I’m not for sale’

US farmers are rejecting multimillion-dollar datacenter bids for their land: ‘I’m not for sale’

Families are navigating the tough choice between unimaginable riches and the identity that comes with land

The Guardian - US · Feb 21

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