Des Moines, IA (Radio Iowa)– Landowners objecting to letting Summit Carbon Solutions run a carbon dioxide pipeline through their properties began bringing their case to the state utility board on Tuesday.

Among the speakers for day one was Marcia Langner of Ayrshire who spent an hour and a half testifying about her concerns about the proposed route through her Clay County farm.

Langner says developers are using scare tactics when they say corn prices will tank if the pipeline isn’t built.

The hearing continued Wednesday morning and is expected to last several weeks, perhaps through the month of September.