U.S. Ag Secretary Targets Solar Grants for Producers and Backs Tennessee Cuts

US Agriculture secretary backs Tennessee higher ed grant cuts

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U.S. ag secretary targets solar grants for producers and backs Tennessee cuts

NASHVILLE — U.S. Agriculture officials announced a new initiative Monday to stop subsidies for solar energy panels that take up farmland while supporting cuts in agriculture grants to Tennessee universities. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins introduced the initiative by the Trump…

U.S. Agriculture secretary backs Tennessee higher ed grant cuts

U.S. Agriculture officials announced a new initiative Monday to stop subsidies for solar energy panels that take up farmland while supporting cuts in agriculture grants to Tennessee universities. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins introduced the initiative by the Trump administration after…

USDA Announces $89 Million Investment in Rural Tennessee and New Policies to Protect Farmland, Prioritize U.S. Energy

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unveiled a sweeping set of initiatives last week aimed at strengthening rural economies, safeguarding American farmland, and prioritizing U.S.-made energy solutions. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced nearly $89 million in federal investments for 13 rural development projects across Tennessee while also issuing new directives to limit taxpayer funding for large-s…

Secretary Rollins blocks taxpayer dollars for solar panels on prime farmland

EDITORS NOTE:  This is a developing story, and some details are unavailable or unknown at this time. Due to the local solar farms being planned in Perkins County, the Tribune has reached out to both Lightsource bp as well as Midwest Electric regarding the impact on their respective projects.  Jayson Bishop, General Manager of Midwest Electric said Wednesday morning that the two programs discussed in the funding cuts are not the funding programs …

Secretary Rollins Blocks Taxpayer Dollars for Solar Panels on Prime Farmland - Oklahoma Farm Report

Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins alongside Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Senator Marsha Blackburn, Senator Bill Hagerty, Representative John Rose, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden, announced USDA will no longer fund taxpayer dollars for solar panels on productive farmland or allow solar panels manufactured by foreign adversaries to