Farmers say they turned down $26m offer from AI company

Name: Farmers say they turned down $26m offer from AI company
Uploaded: 2026-03-27T15:15:53.000Z
Duration: 59 s
Description: A Kentucky family reportedly declined a $26 million offer from an unnamed AI company to purchase half of their farmland. The company intended to use the land for a data center. The family's refusal highlights local resistance to large-scale tech development.

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A Kentucky family reportedly declined a $26 million offer from an unnamed AI company to purchase half of their farmland. The company intended to use the land for a data center. The family's refusal highlights local resistance to large-scale tech development.

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A Kentucky family told CNN affiliate WKRC they turned down a reported $26m offer to sell part of their Kentucky farmland to an unnamed AI company. Ida Huddleston and her daughter Delsia Bare say the company offered to purchase roughly half their land to turn it into a data center.