Connexus Energy Great Plains Institute and Big River Farms partnering with Connexus Energy and US Solar to provide farmland inside the fence of solar arrays for vegetable crop farmers; additional project partners include the National Renewable Energy Lab and Argonne National Lab

ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MINNESOTA STATE FAIR – Officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) joined Great Plains Institute (GPI) and Big River Farms today to announce GPI and Big River Farms’ ‘Solar Farmland Access for Emerging Farmers’ demonstration projects alongside project partners Connexus Energy and US Solar. As the country […]

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ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MINNESOTA STATE FAIR – Officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) joined Great Plains Institute (GPI) and Big River Farms today to announce GPI and Big River Farms’ ‘Solar Farmland Access for Emerging Farmers’ demonstration projects alongside project partners Connexus Energy and US Solar. As the country and Minnesota both take steps to convert our energy supply to be derived from carbon-free sources, this pilot project is setting out to solve for how solar energy development can be increased while also preserving agricultural […]

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