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Author: Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star; Brittney J. Miller, The Gazette; and Joshua Rosenberg, The Lens

Research seeks ways to grow solar and crops together in the skeptical Corn Belt

September 9, 2022 Updated September 9, 2022
Researchers want to know how co-locating solar and crops — a practice known as 'agrivoltaics' — could benefit farmers and be a salve to a growing strain in the Corn Belt, where rural residents and towns are pushing back on solar projects that can often take farmland out of production.

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