An Ohio farmer facing $1 million in medical debt hoped a solar lease would pay $540,000 a year; after officials blocked the project, he had to sell land and equipment from his sixth-generation farm
- An Ohio farmer facing $1 million (£750,000) in medical bills had to sell land and farm machinery from his family farm after local officials blocked a solar energy project on his property.
- Wayne Greier, a sixth-generation farmer in Mahoning County, Ohio, planned to lease 600 acres of his farmland to a solar development company in 2021.
- The deal would have paid him $540,000 a year in lease payments, giving him a vital source of money as debt threatened his livelihood.
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- An Ohio farmer facing $1 million (£750,000) in medical bills had to sell land and farm machinery from his family farm after local officials blocked a solar energy project on his property.
- Wayne Greier, a sixth-generation farmer in Mahoning County, Ohio, planned to lease 600 acres of his farmland to a solar development company in 2021.
- The deal would have paid him $540,000 a year in lease payments, giving him a vital source of money as debt threatened his livelihood.
Sources: Times of India