Leasing land for solar installations is popular with rural land owners. Or at least popular enough that there's rarely an issue finding enough willing owners to develop a new project.

The problem is typically their neighbors agitating against allowing the actual land owners to sign leases. It's the rural equivalent of activists who fight apartment complex construction in the name of "preserving neighborhood character."

> Farm the sun

Fantastic messaging! I could see this being a great way to market this, especially with something mentioned in the article:

> Farm the sun to make 3X more money

Energy can't be moved as easily as food. If you generate electricity in Iowa you can't easily sell it to California.