USDA ends programs for solar, wind projects on farms

 


WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture will no longer support solar and wind projects on productive farmland, said Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins in a post on X on Monday.

The move is the latest in a series of actions by the administration of President Donald Trump to stall development of wind and solar energy, which Trump says are unreliable, expensive, and dependent on Chinese supply chains. 

The USDA has provided over $2 billion for renewable energy projects, like solar and wind, through its Rural Energy for America Program, according to the agency website.

The USDA did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 

(Reporting by Leah Douglas in Washington; Editing by Leslie Adler and Chizu Nomiyama)