Telegram readers know I’ve been leading the fight to stop wind and solar industrial projects from destroying American farmland.

These projects aren’t just unreliable, but they also leave us dependent on Communist China, which controls much of the global supply chain for the minerals used in solar panels. In other words, we are sacrificing our productive farmland to benefit China.

Since 2022, I have been pushing the FARM Act to end federal subsidies for wind and solar development on agricultural lands. You can read more from Fox News here.

Through the One Big Beautiful Bill, I made major strides, sitting down with President Trump to ensure these projects would need to be placed in service by the end of 2027 to qualify for subsidies. Then, on July 7th, President Trump took it a step further, issuing an executive order directing the Treasury Department to “strictly enforce” the end of tax credits for wind and solar projects on farmland.

And this week, the USDA followed through, announcing an immediate ban on subsidies for wind and solar projects on productive farmland.

The land that feeds America should never be sacrificed for unreliable green energy experiments. With this action, the USDA is making it clear that agriculture, not foreign-made solar panels, belongs on America’s farmland. Ensuring that our land, food supply, and rural traditions are protected for generations to come.

This is a huge step toward getting the FARM Act enacted, but the fight to protect our farmland is not over.

I also co-introduced, alongside Rep. Mary Miller (IL-15), the Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act, which will end Communist China's ownership of U.S. farmland and homes. Right now, roughly 265,000 acres of U.S. farmland are owned by Chinese entities—a direct threat to national security and American farmers.

We cannot allow foreign powers to dictate the future of our farms and our food. It is past time to end this and stop the CCP from buying up our heartland.

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Developers can receive up to $50,000 per acre in taxpayer-funded solar subsidies.

The FARM Act prevents tax dollars from being used to turn farmland into industrial wind and solar complexes.#ProtectOurFarms and our food security. pic.twitter.com/L4KPUMyMTh

— Rep. Tom Tiffany (@RepTiffany) March 7, 2025