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'Growing food here isn't profitable, solar is'
Cranwell farmer Joe Ward is defending plans to build a 640-acre solar farm on his land.
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- 27 Aug 2026, 04:56 UTC
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Cranwell farmer Joe Ward is defending plans to build a 640-acre solar farm on his land.
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'Growing food here isn't profitable, solar is'
Cranwell farmer Joe Ward is defending plans to build a 640-acre solar farm on his land.
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