A farming family has rejected a $26 million offer to sell its land for conversion into an AI data centre. The decision highlights growing tension between rapidly expanding technology infrastructure and rural communities seeking to protect farmland and their way of life.

The family said they objected to being dismissed as “old stupid farmers”, stressing that their refusal was deliberate rather than uninformed. While the article does not provide further location or planning details in the supplied text, the offer illustrates the high value developers place on land suitable for AI-related facilities.