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Residents urge commission to address solar on prime farmland after federal 'farmers-first' comments
Summary
Citizens urged the Area Plan Commission to consider solar farm siting and protections for prime farmland after one speaker said the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a "Farmers First" initiative that would disincentivize solar on prime farmland. The commission accepted the request to place the solar issue on a future agenda.
At the end of the Tippecanoe County Area Plan Commission meeting on May 21, several citizens asked the commission to consider the impact of solar farms on prime farmland and to place the issue on a future agenda.
John Aid said he listened to a recent meeting and reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Secretary (identified in the comment as Brooke Rollins,…
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