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Advocates of agrivoltaics see solution to land use conflict, push for farm bill funds

08/09/23 6:18 AM By Jana Rose Schleis
KEYWORDS Agriculture Resilience Act agrivoltaic Agrivoltaics Research and Demonstration Act American Farmland Trust American Solar Grazing Association Brian Ross Cathy Day Department of Energy Farm Bill Great Plains Institute Hyperion Systems Jake Marle Joe Czajkowski land use conflict Martin Heinrich Mary Miller Michelle Boyd Mike Braun National Renewable Energy Laboratory National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Nick Armentrout No Solar Panels on Fertile Farmland Act renewable energy Samantha Levy solar panels USDA
Interest in agrivoltaics is increasing as the practice is seen as a potential solution to competing land use, and a bipartisan pair of senators is pushing for new research funding in the next farm bill.
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Jana Rose Schleis
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