Last year, we found that you could increase strawberry yield by 18 per cent under solar panels compared to strawberries in an open field. This agrivoltaic crop yield bump has been shown for dozens of other crops and solar panel combinations all over the world, including basil, broccoli, celery, corn, grapes, kale, lettuce, pasture grass, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes and more

https://theconversation.com/the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving-how-solar-panels-on-farms-can-help-increase-crop-yields-269264

#solarPunk #agrivoltaics #agrivoltaic #farming

Last year, we found that you could increase strawberry yield by 18 per cent under solar panels compared to strawberries in an open field. This agrivoltaic crop yield bump has been shown for dozens of other crops and solar panel combinations all over the world, including basil, broccoli, celery, corn, grapes, kale, lettuce, pasture grass, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes and more

https://theconversation.com/the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving-how-solar-panels-on-farms-can-help-increase-crop-yields-269264

#solarPunk #agrivoltaics #agrivoltaic #farming

Solar farm leases provide stable, predictable income that helps financially secure family farms and boosts rural tax revenues with minimal land impact

Modern farming is characterized by high capital investment and volatile costs for inputs like fertilizer and fuel. Solar development offers a steady, long-term economic counterpoint to these pressures, helping to secure the continuation of family-owned agricultural land

#solar #USA #eneegy #agriculture #agrivoltaics
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/20/solar-provides-predictable-income-stream-for-farms/

William & Mary: Harnessing the sun to help the night. “As a William & Mary graduate student in biology, [Bryce] Donaghue studies how the vegetation beneath solar farms can attract insects — and, in turn, provide valuable hunting grounds for bats. His goal is to show that renewable energy sites can double as thriving wildlife habitats, supporting species that are increasingly at risk.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/18/william-mary-harnessing-the-sun-to-help-the-night/

Save the Farm, Save the Future | Documentary #agrivoltaics #climatechange #solar #farms #coloradohttps://www.bocvip.com/1014340/save-the-farm-save-the-future-documentary-agrivoltaics-climatechange-solar-farms-colorado/ #energy