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- 1USDA bans federal funding for solar and wind on farmland●"Trump's # USDA 🚨just banned fed funding for # solar & # wind on farmers' own cropland. Eff Oct 16th. R Rusk, a MI dairy
The USDA under Trump has barred federal funding for solar and wind projects on farmers' own cropland, effective October 16th. Michigan dairy farmer R Rusk applied for an $85,000 solar grant to cover 80% of his farm's electricity but was never awarded it, while Illinois' Book Family Farms had already built two solar arrays before the change.
- 2Solar panels over Normandy pasture keep cows cool and grass green●A French company raised 5,184 solar panels 16 feet over a Normandy dairy pasture, and when the open field nearby dried out in July, the grass underneath stayed green and on hot days the cows in their shade grazed until noon while the herd in the sun head
A French company has installed 5,184 solar panels raised 16 feet above a dairy pasture in Normandy. During the July heat, grass beneath the panels stayed green while nearby open fields dried out, and cows sheltering in the shade kept grazing until noon as herds in the open sun stopped. The project highlights how elevated solar arrays can combine renewable power production with agricultural benefits for livestock farmers facing hotter summers.