Taking away solar leases won’t save farms. It’ll bury them
The debate over solar and farmland has reached Washington, D.C., and it deserves to be taken seriously. Americans are right to care about the future of our farmland. Productive farmland is a strategic national asset, and no one wants to see it disappear.
- ▪The debate over solar and farmland has reached Washington, D.C., and it deserves to be taken seriously.
- ▪Americans are right to care about the future of our farmland.
- ▪Productive farmland is a strategic national asset, and no one wants to see it disappear.
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The debate over solar and farmland has reached Washington, D.C., and it deserves to be taken seriously. Americans are right to care about the future of our farmland. Productive farmland is a strategic national asset, and no one wants to see it disappear. The question isn’t whether we should protect farmland. It’s how. If Washington is serious about preserving working farms, it should focus on giving farmers more tools to adapt, not taking away one that can help keep their operations viable. Recommended Stories Take one American, lose the regime ICE killings vs heat deaths: Why the media only cares about one Need a permit to pray in your own house? One city tried it Solar has become an easy target in the farmland debate. I get it.
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