How Agrivoltaics and Solar Grazing Are Creating New Opportunities for Texas Farmers

Discover how agrivoltaics is transforming Texas agriculture by combining solar energy production with livestock grazing, hay production, and new opportunities for farmers and ranchers. Learn how innovative solar projects can improve land access, strengthen rural economies, and help preserve working lands across Texas.

Four Takeaways from 1,000 Miles of Colorado Agrivoltaics Conversations

Colorado is testing whether food and energy can truly grow together — from vineyard agrivoltaics at CSU to the first commercial fruit-orchard project at Talbott Farms. Four takeaways from 1,000 miles of conversations with farmers, co-ops, and county officials on what it will take to scale.

Free Agrivoltaics Webinars and Training for Farmers in the Northeast

Upcoming webinars and training aimed to support farmers in exploring agrivoltaics in the Northeast.

Grazing Between the Panels: How Sheep Are Expanding What’s Possible for Solar and Agriculture in Massachusetts

Solar grazing is reshaping how energy and agriculture share the land — with benefits for farmers, soils, and solar developers alike.

Moving Agrivoltaics Forward in the Midwest

Explore Agrivoltaics: Free Events for California Farmers This Fall

This fall, farmers across California are invited to attend four free events designed to explore how agrivoltaics can support working lands and strengthen farm resilience.

Balancing Energy and Agriculture in Texas

As Texas faces rising energy demand and farmland loss, new legislation presents a pivotal opportunity to expand clean energy while protecting agricultural resources. By supporting rooftop solar, agrivoltaics, and smart utility-scale siting, Texas can lead in balancing renewable energy growth with farmland preservation.

Unlocking the Potential of Agrivoltaics in California and Colorado

Hear from AFT’s Smart Solar Program Coordinator on efforts to define agrivoltaics and encourage thoughtful policy and project design to benefit farmers, energy production, and land stewardship in California and Colorado.

Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company and American Farmland Trust Partner to Advance Smart Solar Development

At the Bleeding Edge of Agrivoltaics

🌱☀️ Curious about how solar energy and agriculture can coexist? Check our latest blog on agrivoltaics and the Smart Solar Principles guiding our "Smart Solar Specialist's work. #SmartSolar #Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy

Texas Solar Survey: Input Sought From Farmers, Ranchers, and Landowners

The Land Beneath the Panels: How Agrivoltaics Can Transform the Future of Farming

At AFT, we’re working towards a future where solar energy development and agriculture don’t just coexist—they thrive together.

Balancing Progress and Preservation: Maine's Mitigation Fee Program for Solar Siting and Farmland Protection

In Massachusetts, Proof Grows of Benefits for Combining Solar and Agriculture

The first sight many visitors will notice when pulling into Czajkowski Farm is one that might seem unfamiliar—a field of broccoli being grown under the watchful eye of solar panels standing overhead. This technique of growing crops and generating energy on the same parcel is called agrivoltaics. While these projects may currently stick out in Massachusetts combining solar and agriculture, they are growing in popularity across the nation because of the opportunities they provide to keep land in agriculture and build resilience to climate change.

An Uncommon Dialogue About Solar and Agriculture

Extreme weather and accelerating warming trends make clear the urgency to shift away from fossil fuels and decarbonize our energy sector. Solar energy generation is expanding rapidly and will have a central role in this energy transition, requiring millions of acres of land for utility-scale solar as well as millions of rooftops across the country.

American Farmland Trust Applauds Bipartisan Bill to Advance a Smart Solar Buildout

Balancing Priorities: Addressing Conflicts with Solar Energy in Washington State

Prolonged drought, extreme temperatures, and wildfire smoke are some of the impacts of climate change experienced by farmers and ranchers, and new policies are looking at solar energy in Washington State as part of the solution.

Knowledge Murphy Named AFT’s New Western Solar Specialist

FARMERS POWERING COMMUNITIES: American Farmland Trust, Edelen Renewables and Arcadia Announce Partnership to Combat Climate Change by Advancing Smart SolarSM

American Farmland Trust Releases Smart SolarSM Guiding Principles to Save the Land that Sustains Us

The Key to the Next Stage of New York Solar Energy Development? Farmers

New York smart solar on farmland requires policies that empower farmers and agricultural communities to be full partners in our essential transition to a clean energy future.

For Solar Energy to Succeed, it Needs to Co-Exist with Agriculture

Agriculture solar energy is a necessary tool in the fight against climate change. Experts agree that sourcing more energy from cleaner sources, such as solar panels, will help mitigate some of climate change’s future impacts. For America’s farmers and ranchers, this means limiting the regular occurrence of catastrophic weather events—such as floods, droughts, and intense heat waves—that threaten land and livelihood, as well as slowing less obvious climactic shifts that affect crops and livestock.

Solar Can Offer a Bright Future to Kentucky

As part of this work, AFT recently published “Solar Energy and Agriculture in Kentucky.” This document is the product of an intensive stakeholder engagement process in which we interviewed leaders from agricultural, environmental, energy, and community groups. Insights shared during these thorough, thoughtful conversations can—and should—guide Kentucky’s approach to solar development.

Smart Solar Siting For New England Webinar Series