Plummeting cranberry prices and the country's ongoing trade wars have America's cranberry industry eyeing a possible new savior: solar power. Some cranberry farmers in Massachusetts, the nation's second largest grower after Wisconsin, are proposing to build solar panels above the bogs they harvest each fall. An ongoing, nationwide study also suggests certain crops in particular climates can thrive under solar panels, though it's unclear at this point how cranberries will fare. "What we like about these new solar projects is that they have a farm-first mentality," he said. And at least one major player in the cranberry industry remains lukewarm on the new approach to solar power.

Source: ABC News October 30, 2019 10:07 UTC