Episode
Can California farmers produce solar energy alongside food?
- Podcast
- KQED's The California Report
- Published
- Aug 27, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 571
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- https://next.kqed.org/news/12097001
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Summary
Water shortages, climate change and rising production costs are a few of the many challenges California agriculture has been facing in recent years. But researchers at UC Davis are looking at whether combining farming and solar energy could help farmers adapt. It’s a relatively new approach called agrivoltaics. Reporter: Gerardo Zavala, CapRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices