Hosting solar can be a lifeline for farmers. But overcoming local opposition is tough

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CANFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Through the window of his combine, Wayne Greier watches his teenage son Blake drive a tractor across an empty field, towing a plow into position for another uncertain season of spring planting. Greier would be worrying less if the solar farm he wanted on his land had come to pass. But local officials blocked it in 2023 under an Ohio state law , and Greier — facing a heavy medical debt — had to sell part of his land to stay afloat. The deal that was killed would have