How 832 solar panels help one farm produce food, energy and extra income

The Massachusetts project is an example of agrivoltaics, a nascent farming practice that combines agriculture with solar energy generation on the same land. Farmers have relied on sunshine to grow healthy crops for generations. But as they say, excess of anything is bad and with climate change causing hotter summers, longer droughts and erratic weather, too much sun has now become a problem too. And that's why, growers across the United States are increasingly looking for innovative ways to protect their harvests without sacrificing productivity or profitability.Someone has rightly said that 'Necessity is the mother of invention'. One Massachusetts farmer has found the answer by looking up. Interestingly, he didn't choose between agriculture or renewable energy, he combined them. According to a report by The Pulse, the farm installed 832 elevated solar panels that track with the sun and are mounted above active berry fields, creating a dual-use system that produces clean electricity as well as healthier fruit. The project is an answer that how a single plot of land can provide food production, renewable energy and an extra income stream for the farm.A new way to farm and to get sol...