Beverly Bolster, Author at Farm Bill Law Enterprise

September 19, 2023

Beverly Bolster In Climate Change, Conservation, Energy

Agrivoltaics: A Compromise to Maintain Farmland and Increase Solar Energy Production

Beverly Bolster is an undergraduate student at the University of Maryland and a guest contributor to this blog. Earlier this year, Senators Heinrich (D-NM) and Braun (R-IN) introduced the Agrivoltaics Research and Demonstration Act of 2023 in the U.S. Senate to provide funding for the U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture to jointly research agrivoltaics. In the bill, an “agrivoltaic…

July 25, 2023

Beverly Bolster In 2023 Farm Bill, Climate Change, Conservation, Crop Insurance

How the Farm Bill Could Incentivize Sustainable Farming Practices

Beverly Bolster is an undergraduate student at the University of Maryland and a guest contributor to this blog. Sustainable farming practices, such as planting cover crops, applying compost to fields, rotating crops, and not tilling soil, can create long-term benefits for farmers, increase crop productivity, and benefit the entire food system. However, these methods may require increased costs or labor…