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This quote caught my eye: “That piece of ground just across the road here," he said, "I may make 250 to 300 bucks an acre on a good year. "And then when someo
by jdlshore 4y ago
This quote caught my eye:
“That piece of ground just across the road here," he said, "I may make 250 to 300 bucks an acre on a good year.
"And then when someone comes around and asks me, 'Hey, we're willing to give you $1,000 an acre (per year) for solar panels, and give you a 2 percent increase per year for a 40-year contract,' it gets your interest," Webb said.
Assuming those numbers are correct, that’s a huge bump in income for farmers.
- Turskarama 4y agoAnd it's going to be bad for bag holders, at some point the economics of turning farmland into solar generation will swing the other way and everyone who didn't jump on board will have missed out.
- bcrl 4y agoRemove the corn subsidies and the ethanol mandates, then let's see how things play out based on their own merits.