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Where do I put my flock now? Contingency planning for Solar Grazing

By ASGA / June 28, 2024 /

Many new and experienced solar graziers have been in the difficult position of having their flock ready to mobilize on solar sites, when suddenly their start date is pushed back…

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Raising the Panels for Cattle Grazing (ASGA Call 78)

By ASGA / June 5, 2024 /

How do you make solar arrays cattle proof and what does cattle grazing under solar panels look like now? To provide an update on some of the latest developments in…

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Update on ASGA Certification for Solar Grazing Training

By ASGA / May 22, 2024 /

With so many new members joining at such a fast clip, some of you may not be aware of ASGA’s Solar Grazing Training Certification. This program was just launched in…

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Vegetation Management Budgeting with Cornell’s Todd Schmit (ASGA Teatime)

By ASGA / May 21, 2024 /

Following up on our April panel discussion on solar grazing budgets and our December presentation from Bobbie Severson on developing solar grazing co-ops in the northeast, we invited Todd Schmit…

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Northern Exposure: Agrivoltaics in Alaska and the Northern U.S. (ASGA Call 77)

By ASGA / May 2, 2024 /

For this webinar, we tackled high-latitude agrivoltaics in Alaska and North Dakota. First we heard from the team developing the agrivoltaics research project at the Houston Solar site in Alaska. They…

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ASGA Teatime Replay: Jumping into Large-Scale Grazing in TX and the Southeast with Chad Raines

By ASGA / April 11, 2024 /

We had great a farmer-to-farmer chat with Chad Raines, a solar grazier and ASGA Board member based out of Lamesa, TX. Chad told us how he transitioned from targeted grazing…

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ASGA Call 76 Replay: How Big Is Solar Grazing in the U.S.? (ASGA Census Results)

By ASGA / April 4, 2024 /

75 grazing enthusiasts joined our webinar on the state of solar grazing in the U.S. ASGA’s Alyssa Andrew presented the preliminary results of the ASGA solar grazing census. She provided…

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ASGA Teatime Replay – Wicked wins and epic fails: 7 years of solar grazing with Lyndsey Smith & Chris Moore

By ASGA / March 28, 2024 /

It’s one thing to get your solar grazing business off the ground, but what challenges and opportunities can you expect once your solar grazing operation is in its 3rd or…

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ASGA Votes to Expand Board of Directors, Elects 4 New Board Members

By ASGA / March 25, 2024 /

At the 4th Annual Meeting of the American Solar Grazing Association, our membership overwhelmingly voted to expand our board from 9 to 11 members to take on the increased responsibilities…

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Recording: Fourth Annual Membership Meeting of the American Solar Grazing Association

By ASGA / March 25, 2024 /

2023 was a groundbreaking year as ASGA’s membership grew, we launched a number of new initiatives, and our members represented solar grazing and its benefits at events across the U.S.!…

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ASGA Call 75 Replay: Digging into Vegetation and Soil Management Planning for Solar

By ASGA / March 19, 2024 /

Proper vegetation and soil management planning on solar sites is key to good land stewardship and setting up a project for successful vegetation cover. With the application of industry leading…

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ASGA Teatime Replay: From Struggling Dairy Farmer to Successful Solar Grazier (+ How to Grow Efficiently)

By ASGA / February 14, 2024 /

Jonathan Northrop (Watertown, NY) joined us to discuss how he transitioned from a struggling dairy farming business to become a successful sheep farmer and solar grazier, combined with a direct-consumer meat…

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ASGA Call 74 Replay: Myth-Busting Facts About Sustainable Solar Development

By ASGA / February 8, 2024 /

Solar grazing offers an important avenue for making solar sites more ecologically sustainable, but how can solar developers design and manage sites to ensure the site is eco-friendly from construction…

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ASGA Teatime Replay: Sheep Handling Systems for Solar Grazing

By ASGA / February 2, 2024 /

For this Teatime, Premier1 gave us an overview of the basics of sheep handling systems and why you need them. We also heard from five suppliers and manufacturers who discussed…

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ASGA Teatime: Winning Hearts & Minds to Solar Graze a Suburban Retirement Community in Virginia

By ASGA / January 25, 2024 /

Grazing Kunekune pigs with your sheep to restore vegetation health on a rocky, unseeded solar site with poor fencing. Navigating the challenges of doing agriculture in a suburban setting. Making…

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ASGA Teatime Replay: Approaching a Solar Company and Things to Know Before Making Your Pitch

By ASGA / January 19, 2024 /

How do you approach a solar company, what are the questions you should ask, and what boxes do you need to check off before you make your pitch to them?…

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