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‘A Silent Killer’: How Saltwater Intrusion is Overtaking Coastal Farmland in the US 

Modern Farmer

But several years later, farmland productivity starts to plummet. Crop yields never return to previous rates, and there is only so much farmland owners can do to rid the salt before another hurricane comes along. We’ve talked to some farmers that have constructed dikes to try to keep the water out,” he says.

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Mixing solar power and agriculture: A blueberry farm does a test run

Agritecture Blog

He hopes that a new “crop” growing in tandem with berries could help boost the local industry and preserve farmland. Across the country, farmers regularly lease their land for utility-scale or community solar installations, but typically crops are not grown on that same land. But they all recovered quite well.”

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Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’

Civil Eats

But what many of the projects share is a recognition that commodity production that prioritizes yields and profits above all else has harmed the country’s landscape and people. Last year, the foundation announced construction was beginning on a 45,000-square-foot, $31 million facility called the Market Center of the Ozarks.

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As California Gets Drier, Solar Panels Could Help Farms Save Water

Civil Eats

In agricultural hubs such as the San Joaquin Valley, where there will likely be significant shifts in the way water and farmland are used over the next several decades, agrivoltaics may offer an alternative path to viability. states have standards for panel height and shading.

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Power failure

Food Environment and Reporting Network

Intel took advantage of state incentives to build a new computer chip factory in New Albany, Ohio, seen here under construction in summer 2024. They worried about damage to their farms, to drainage tiles and crop yields. Despite these complaints, construction of the lines is moving ahead, no matter the cost.

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