In Wisconsin, Farmers May Soon Be Milking The Profits Of Solar Energy Instead Of Cows

Wisconsin Public Radio | By Sarah Whites-Koditschek

Published January 21, 2019 at 6:11 PM EST

The Dairy State may become known as the Solar State too: While solar is a boost for some struggling dairy farmers, others fear the fallout of their communities becoming solar production sites.

This story was produced in partnership with the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism.

Sarah Whites-Koditschek

Sarah Whites-Koditschek is a Little Rock-based reporter for Arkansas Public Media covering education, healthcare, state politics, and criminal justice issues. Formerly she worked as a reporter and producer for WHYY in Philadelphia, and was an intern and editorial assistant for Morning Edition at National Public Radio in Los Angeles and Washington D.C.

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