SUN JOURNAL • March 29, 2022
One argument against solar — that it takes up too much farmland — was refuted in Jay Nutting’s Feb. 20 piece, “How harvesting the sun can save family farms.” However, the debate between farming and solar continues. It makes financial sense for operators to offset maintenance costs by harvesting a crop from the same ground. For example, one can imagine making hay instead of simply mowing the grass on 1,000 acres. The renewable energy future has begun. Get involved. ~ John O’Bryan, Brunswick