Solar farms and agriculture are compatible, despite Aug. 18 comments by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins in Tennessee. (Robert Zullo/ States Newsroom)

My company, Silicon Ranch, commissioned the first utility-scale solar farm in Tennessee in 2012. Since that initial milestone, Silicon Ranch has worked collaboratively with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and more than 50 local power companies to commission more than 50 energy infrastructure projects across the Tennessee Valley.

We’re on pace to invest more than $2 billion, and contribute millions more in taxes, all across this region, and it’s been incredibly gratifying to witness how our investments are bringing a much-needed economic shot in the arm to many rural communities throughout the Valley.

As proud as I am of the meani

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