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Ag & Farmland Protection Board weighs solar mitigation options for prime farmland and reviews Yellow Barn project
Summary
Crystal Buck of the Ag & Farmland Protection Board described NOI reviews of multiple solar projects, AFPB comments on the Yellow Barn utility-scale project and ongoing consideration of a county-level ag mitigation or community-benefit fund to offset impacts on prime farmland.
The Ag & Farmland Protection Board (AFPB) updated the PEAK committee on outreach and reviews of solar projects on agricultural land and described work toward mitigation strategies.
Crystal Buck, farmland protection educator with Cooperative Extension, summarized AFPB activity in 2025: three NYSERDA-funded projects underwent Notice of Intent (NOI) reviews (in Groton, Caroline and Dryden), and the board provided extensive comments on the Yellow Barn utility-scale project in Lansing and Groton,…
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