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Why farmers in California are backing a giant solar farm

The San Luis Canal flows alongside farmland in Huron, Calif., Saturday, March 8, 2025. Some farmers in the region are leaving land fallow because water is increasingly scarce.

Many farmers have had to fallow land as a state law comes into effect limiting their access to water. There's now a push to develop some of that land… into solar farms.

(Image credit: Jae C. Hong/AP)

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