U.S. farmers are embracing an alternative means of turning sunlight into revenue during a sharp downturn in crop prices: solar power. Solar panels are being installed across the Farm Belt for personal and external use on land where growers are struggling to make ends meet. Farmers have two options for adding solar power on their farms: lease land for energy companies to generate power to funnel electricity into the grid or install their own solar panels to cut their electricity bills. Both methods can amount to more than $1,000 a month in improved margins. (Wall Street Journal)