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Jacob Stid, Ph.D. student in Hydrogeology, Michigan State University

California farmers identify a hot new cash crop: Solar power

This dairy farm in California's Central Valley has installed solar panels on a portion of its land. George Rose/Getty Images

Imagine that you own a small, 20-acre farm in California’s Central Valley. You and your family have cultivated this land for decades, but drought, increasing costs and decreasing water availability are making each year more difficult.

Now imagine that a solar-electricity developer approaches you and presents three options:

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