The practice, known as solar grazing, places flocks of sheep in large fields of solar panels to keep vegetation in check. According to Canary Media, it's a win-win: Farmers earn income from both the clean energy projects and the sheep, while solar companies save money on. . CORVALLIS, Ore. – Land productivity could be greatly increased by combining sheep grazing and solar energy production on the same land, according to new research by Oregon State University scientists. This is believed to be the first study to investigate livestock production under agrivoltaic. . 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. . Today, solar power is more affordable, accessible, and prevalent in the Unites States than ever before. Rather than eliminating agriculture on these sites, solar grazing is preserving--even enhancing--agricultural productivity.
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