For farmers across America, solar power may spell trouble | Eastern North Carolina Now

Authored by Nathan Worcester via The Epoch Times,

This article is the first in a series on the underreported costs of solar power. American farmers express concerns about being crowded off of their property, the potentially permanent loss of good agricultural soil, and the feasibility of combining large solar installations with farmland or pollinator habitats, among other topics.

“It’s very frustrating to try to protect your farm,” cotton farmer Nancy Caywood told The Epoch Times.

Caywood and her family manage Caywood Farms in rural Casa Grande, Arizona, south of Phoenix in Pinal County. She said they’re under significant pressure to sell their land to large solar companies, which are buying up parcels near their property.

She is also concerned that the land used for solar farms may never be able to be restored to farmland.

Even now, the land her family owns close to the new solar farm is apparently being affected by the massive installation. Caywood’s son Travis measured ambient temperatures on the east end of the family’s farm that were 10 degrees warmer than the rest of the property.

https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/farmers-across-america-solar-power-may-spell-trouble