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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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Recent legislation has created new opportunities for landowners to update and document base acres. In this segment, Amy Hagerman, OSU Extension agricultural policy specialist, explains what has changed, who may be affected, and how producers and landowners can calculate potential base acre updates.