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In Wisconsin, Farmers May Soon Be Milking The Profits Of Solar Energy Instead Of Cows

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The Dairy State may become known as the Solar State too: While solar is a boost for some struggling dairy farmers, others fear the fallout of their communities becoming solar production sites.

This story was produced in partnership with the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism.

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Sarah Whites-Koditschek is a Little Rock-based reporter for Arkansas Public Media covering education, healthcare, state politics, and criminal justice issues. Formerly she worked as a reporter and producer for WHYY in Philadelphia, and was an intern and editorial assistant for Morning Edition at National Public Radio in Los Angeles and Washington D.C.
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