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Why farmers in California are backing a giant solar farm

Many farmers have had to fallow land as a state law comes into effect limiting their access to water. There's now a push to develop some of that land… into solar farms.

Why farmers in California are backing a giant solar farm
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Many farmers have had to fallow land as a state law comes into effect limiting their access to water. There's now a push to develop some of that land… into solar farms.

(Image credit: Jae C. Hong/AP)

Originally published at NPR Business

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