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Fight Grows Over Converting Farmland to Solar Fields

By Marc Heller

A fight to stop the conversion of farmland to solar energy production is bumping into efforts to make farming and energy production work together.

The emerging practice of “agrovoltaics,” or using land both for solar energy and food production, could be a casualty of a conflict that’s playing out among policymakers, industry groups and lawmakers as the 2024 farm bill takes shape.

The pressure is almost certain to grow.

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Advancements in Agricultural Research - Kathy Larson

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Finding balance: Sustainability of cow-calf production in Saskatchewan

Presentation by Kathy Larson, Professional research associate and Ministry of Agriculture Strategic Research Program agricultural economist, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

This talk touches on the economic sustainability of cow-calf operations and share results from the financial analysis of practices with soil health or sustainability claims.