Solar has a role to play in optimising land use policy

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My grandfather used to grow potatoes on our farm - hard to believe, given that our medium clay is so riddled with flints it used to be harvested to build walls.That was 70 years ago. His spuds were hand-planted, hand-lifted and sold to a local market. You wouldn't dream of it today. Margins are far too tight.The fields on which my grandfather grew spuds were Grade 3b. They still are. I have a soil classification map and a tenancy agreement proclaiming this mediocrity.