Mid-West Farm Report – Madison (May 9, 2023)

 

 

Solar power is getting a lot of attention in rural communities across Wisconsin. People question whether putting solar panels up on prime farmland is the right way to go. Cody Heller is one of those. Heller is a dairy producer from Alma Center who’s advancing the idea of “community solar” – where marginal land is the focus for solar panel projects. Pam Jahnke talks with him.