The solar industry is pushing into the US Midwest, drawn by cheaper land rentals, access to electric transmission and a wealth of federal and state incentives.
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Solar energy companies are leasing thousands of acres of land from Midwestern farmers, which can hinder crop-growing or grazing livestock there. It’s a tradeoff between expanding renewables and giving up future yields.
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Dave
Duttlinger s first thought when he saw a dense band of
yellowish-brown dust smearing the sky above his Indiana farm
was: I warned them this would happen. About 445 acres of his.