Around the world, farmers are retooling their land to harvest the hottest new commodity ... Some are even growing crops beneath them, which is great for plants stressed by too many rays.

Farmers are nothing if not resilient and versatile – and both qualities have never been more required than in the past few months. Late-sown spring crops did not break performance records, but ...

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Farmers are making bank harvesting a new crop: Solar energy on Apr 30, 2025.