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Facing Falling Prices, Farmers Search for a ‘Field of Beams’

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

April 19, 2019

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Stagnant milk and crop prices are causing farmers to seek out new sources of revenue. Will Kenneally reports on some farmers who are renting their land to put down solar panels in an effort to turn a profit.

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