How can solar graziers keep sheep healthy, productive, and cost-effective through the winter as flocks continue to scale?

Our new fact sheet created in partnership with American Humane Society, Winter Management Strategies for Solar Grazing Sheep, explores the challenges and opportunities of managing sheep through the off-season as operations expand. As flock sizes grow, traditional feeding and housing approaches often become impractical or cost-prohibitive, making thoughtful winter planning essential for animal welfare and economic viability.

Sheep are well suited to year-round outdoor living when provided with adequate nutrition, water, and protection from severe weather. This fact sheet highlights proven outwintering approaches, including extended grazing with stockpiled forage, grazing cover crops and crop residue, and bale unrolling, that allow graziers to reduce reliance on housing while improving soil health and nutrient cycling.

By matching winter management systems to regional conditions, infrastructure, and labor capacity, this resource helps producers choose strategies that support resilient flocks, healthier pastures, and long-term success on solar sites. For anyone grazing sheep on solar arrays in cold or variable climates, this fact sheet is an essential guide to turning winter into a manageable, strategic season.

You can read and download the ASGA Fact Sheet: Winter Management Strategies for Solar Grazing Sheep below: