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Minnesota farmers weren’t just eyeing the latest tractors on display at the State Fair this year. Many made their way over to the 

 to ask how they can rent their land out to solar developers.

 set up shop in the building to help homeowners explore ways to conserve energy and produce their own. But the group’s chair, 

, said he talked with a lot of farmers who were curious about getting 

“A lot of farmers, they’re getting older now and they don’t want to farm all of their land, so it’s a nice way to have a guaranteed income for a bunch of years and pass it down to their kids,” Weber said.

He said farmers can many between $800 and $1,300 an acre annually by leasing their land to a solar developer. 

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Minnesota farmers weren’t just eyeing the latest tractors on display at the State Fair this year. Many made their way over to the Eco Building to ask how they can rent their land out to solar developers.

Minnesota farmers weren’t just eyeing the latest tractors on display at the state fair this year. Many made their way over to the Eco Building to ask how they can rent their land out to solar developers.

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