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Fight Grows Over Converting Farmland to Solar Fields

By Marc Heller

A fight to stop the conversion of farmland to solar energy production is bumping into efforts to make farming and energy production work together.

The emerging practice of “agrovoltaics,” or using land both for solar energy and food production, could be a casualty of a conflict that’s playing out among policymakers, industry groups and lawmakers as the 2024 farm bill takes shape.

The pressure is almost certain to grow.

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Advancements in Agricultural Research - Dr. Bill Biligetu (2026)

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Deep roots, seeds of success: A century of forage genetic innovation in Western Canada

Presentation by Dr. Bill Biligetu (PhD), Associate Professor and Ministry of Agriculture Strategic Research Program (SRP) Chair in Forage Crop Breeding, Department of Plant Sciences

This talk provides an overview of 100 years of perennial forage breeding in Western Canada and its significance for livestock and forage systems. It will also discuss key challenges and outline emerging opportunities for innovation in the era of advanced technologies.