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This is exactly how solar development in farmland should happen. Listen to the quotes from the farmers: "it's good for the soil to give it a rest" "I'll be able to retire someday and the land will be in a profitable state so I can pass it on to my children" www.ketv.com/article/mill...

There is no need to stop farming or grazing on land with solar panels. It's called #Agrivoltaics and it is working quite well all over the world.

Yes, and there are many versions of agrivoltaics for produce and livestock, though row crops are harder. This particular project is in the Missouri River Valley which frequently floods, and has a lot of sand. So it's not great soil. The farmer was pretty excited about $1200 per acre.

That's fair, sandy bottom land is not super great for row crops. If it gets all weedy the farmer can still send in sheep or goats to graze.