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[-] JustAnotherPodunk@lemmy.world 80 points 2 days ago

I'm a farmer, rancher, and dairyman. This shit pisses me off. You can get dual use out of land. I can grow crops and graze cattle around and often under solar panels. The limiting factor is what the power company will allow me to sell to them. And they don't want that because bottom lines.

Seriously. The oil industry has been extracting petrochemicals from the earth while we utilize the land above for animals and crops for over a hundred years. Its not difficult. Saying that renewables are using up our land and not allowing dual utilization for other commodities is a lazy and piss poor lie that will not stop and I'm tired of it.

Stop this nonsense bullshit petro propaganda now. Alternative energy can and already does coexist with modern land management and modern farming practices. Full stop.

[-] clucose@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 days ago

Farming under the panels can be beneficial in drought conditions.

Putting solar panels above parking lots is still an excellent idea.

this post was submitted on 21 Apr 2026
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