As solar capacity grows, some of America's most productive farmland is at risk
Dave Duttlinger stands next to land he leased to Dunns Bridge Solar LLC, Wheatfield, Indiana. April 5, 2024. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska The solar industry is pushing into the Midwest, drawn by wide-open fields, cheaper land rents, access to electric transmission and federal and state incentives. The boom risks damaging some of America's richest agricultural soils.