Solar farm expansion plans in UK under fire as farmers forced off their land
05/31/2024 // Cassie B. // 1.2K Views
Some UK farmers are being pushed off of their land as the misguided quest for more solar power presses forward in Britain.
This is according to the former head of the UK’s farming union, who called attention to the many drawbacks of large-scale solar farms in the country.
Minette Batters, who once served as the National Farmers’ Union president, recounted “horrific examples” of tenant farmers being kicked off their land so landowners can rake in more money via solar power initiatives. She warned that investors, including those from overseas and private equity firms, are buying up a significant proportion of Britain’s rural landscape.
Batters is calling on the country’s next government to draw up a new land strategy that protects traditional farming and acknowledges its economic value for the UK. The influx of new solar farms is coming at a time when arable and dairy farming are facing a bleak future.
https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-05-31-solar-farm-uk-farmers-forced-off-land.html
