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Trump’s Latest Anti-Solar Move Runs Into a Popular Farmer Program

By Anna Kramer

The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it was trying to protect American farmland from solar development by putting new restrictions on a popular rural energy program.

Those changes are unlikely to stem losses to U.S. farmland, and they could hurt existing farm businesses that are barely staying afloat by restricting their ability to save on costs, experts warned.

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Senate Draft of Farm Bill 2.0

Video: Senate Draft of Farm Bill 2.0

The Senate's Farm Bill 2.0 comes after the House took the first major step in late April by a vote of 224 to 200. It prioritized more money for farmers, changes to SNAP requirements, and fewer regulations on agriculture. Now, Senate lawmakers are working to craft their own version.