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The key to successful sheep farming under photovoltaic panels

Solar grazing is an innovative practice gaining momentum across the United States, where sheep graze beneath and around solar panels on solar farms. . Solar shepherds, who manage sheep grazing under solar panels, are part of a growing movement that combines agriculture and renewable energy — and offers high incomes in the process. Lara, who studied animal science at Universidade de São. . This new study highlights the financial and ecological benefits of raising “solar sheep” on agrivoltaic farms, combining sustainable energy production with profitable sheep farming. The just-published study with lambs and solar panels was carried out in 2019 and 2020 at Oregon State's campus in. . In New South Wales, Australia, Merino sheep and solar panels are quietly reshaping expectations about how farmland can do double duty. [PDF Version]