Solar Farming: Not a Good Use of Agricultural Land

An article by Ken Heiniger,NCSU Professor and Extension Specialist, discussing whether solar farms are a good use of agricultural land. He outlines both the short and long term issues to the land and to the land owner  including pesticide use, contamination from heavy metals and the problems facing the land owner since the land is usually leased and problems like runoff and reclamation are ultimately the responsible of the land owner. >>Read More
This article is posted on the Coastal Agribusiness website.