Chris Kestell's farm has been in his family for three generations.
Ever-Green-View Farms is a multi-award winning and world-record-setting dairy farm near the Town of Lyndon, Wisconsin, known for its prized Holstein cow embryos sold across the world.
But Kestell said there's a chance the family legacy is coming to an end. He puts the blame on power company American Transmission Co, or ATC.
"You work so hard for these properties and all the people along have done that, and make them your homes," he said. "These people have no respect for that at all.”
At the beginning of 2024, ATC submitted an application to install a transmission power line route as part of the Plymouth Reliability Project, an initiative aimed at bringing more reliable electricity to four main locations: The ANR natural gas pipeline, DNR fish hatchery, Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution and the Town of Mitchell.
This addition would be the fourth power line system in Lyndon alone, and ATC's preferred route (in blue) cuts right through Kestell's pasture.
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