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California farmers identify a hot new cash crop: Solar power

  • Written by Jacob Stid, Ph.D. student in Hydrogeology, Michigan State University
California farmers identify a hot new cash crop: Solar powerThis dairy farm in California's Central Valley has installed solar panels on a portion of its land.George Rose/Getty Images

Imagine that you own a small, 20-acre farm in California’s Central Valley. You and your family have cultivated this land for decades, but drought, increasing costs and decreasing water availability are making each year...

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