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Local official says solar siting on prime soils, deer damage worry St. Mary’s County farmers
Summary
An unidentified St. Mary’s County official relayed Farm Bureau and farmer concerns that siting solar panels on Class 1 and 2 soils will harm agricultural production and described requests to expand deer controls during the early soybean season.
An unidentified St. Mary’s County official told attendees the county’s Farm Bureau and area farmers have raised alarm about proposals to place solar panels on Class 1 and Class 2 soils, arguing the practice would "adversely affect our ag land everywhere." The official said the prospect of losing productive farmland undermines local support for solar…
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