Illinois farmers try solar panel farming - Entrepreneur Generations

Across the flatlands of Illinois, a new crop is rising among the traditional waves of grain," Genevieve Bookwalter reports for The Washington Post. "Hundreds have applied to host acres of solar panels on their property, a move encouraged by a state law requiring that renewable resources provide 25 percent of Illinois power by 2025."

Some object to the move because it takes fertile soil out of production, but solar panels may be a steady alternate source of income for farmers hurting from the trade war with China. "Prices last year for the state’s most prominent crops were far below original projections, with University of Illinois data showing corn 7 percent lower and soybeans 15 percent lower," Bookwalter reports. Other farmers told Bookwalter they liked the idea of doing their part to fight climate change.

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