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Farming the Sun: WI Farmers Find a Lifeline in Solar

Published: July 30, 2023, 2:23 p.m.

It\u2019s no secret, Wisconsin has been rapidly losing its small family farms, and with them, a way of life that\u2019s defined much of our state for more than a century.\xa0But there is a lifeline coming.

About 30 miles outside of Lake Geneva, Amy meets Jay Wendt to take a long walk on a farm that\u2019s been in his wife\u2019s family for decades. These days, the family is joining farmers across Wisconsin who are choosing to lease some of their land for solar.

Host:\xa0

Amy Barrilleaux

Guest:

Jay Wendt, farmer, Dean Kincaid, Inc.

Background Reading:\xa0

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