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Three days later, a crew of workers arrived to plant the plots. First, they marked the rows and freshened the soil.

From 01:05

Some of the plots were seeded with red clover and fertilizer using a broadcast spreader.

From 01:13

The clover seed was lightly raked into the soil just under the surface.

From 01:21

Hoes were used to create rows for the soybean and sorghum seed.

From 01:32

Then the seed was carefully planted by hand according to distance guidelines.

From 01:46

An identical control plot was set up and planted in the same way just outside of the solar farm.

From 01:59

The seeds have now germinated and are being watered regularly due to drought conditions.

From 02:08

IRR sensors are being installed at the end of each row to monitor soil moisture and canopy temperature.