ALB-ASGA Certified Solar Grazing Training Workshop in Maryland

The American Solar Grazing Association is excited to announce that the American Lamb Board will be hosting a ASGA Certified Solar Grazing Training for farmers this August (08/11-08/13) in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland.

The workshop is sponsored by Urban Grid and the onsite portion of the training will be hosted on their Jones Farm Solar Site.

Over the 3-day training, participants will learn the solar grazing training standards set by ASGA, which covers the basic subjects a sheep rancher should be versed in to manage vegetation on a solar site. The workshop includes a live demonstration on a site grazed by solar sheep. 

New solar projects are creating opportunities for sheep producers to graze their flocks on solar sites and start solar grazing enterprises. We look forward to hosting sheep producers from the state and nearby areas to learn about running a solar grazing operation.

Topics covered at the workshop include:

• Vegetation Management Objectives and Strategies
• Seeding and Forage
• Sheep Management and Handling
• Sheep Nutrition
• Working with Site Infrastructure to Accommodate Sheep
• Contracts
• Budgets and Start-up Costs
• Insurance
• Signage and Public Interaction
• Solar Site Production Basics
• Working with the Solar Company
• Safety on Solar Site
• Regulatory and Taxation Issues
• Timelines and Checklists

The ASGA Certification Program is part of our ongoing efforts to develop a workforce of qualified solar graziers and help sheep farmers realize the incredible opportunity solar grazing presents. To receive the ASGA Certification, workshop participants are required to also be ASGA members. Join ASGA here. 

We thank Urban Grid for supporting this workshop and our farmer Certification program!

Learn more about ASGA’s Certification program here.

Register for the workshop here.

Thank you to our sponsor!

Urban Grid, a leading independent power producer, facilitates a rapid and sustainable energy transition by developing high-quality renewable energy projects, fostering community partnerships and serving as a good land steward. Our company is positioned to develop, own and operate its facilities while cultivating a land management system that benefits farmers, communities and the natural world through agrivoltaics. Urban Grid maintains a delivery-focused approach with the goal of being a good neighbor, corporate citizen and trusted energy solutions partner. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, with teams situated strategically throughout the United States, Urban Grid has a long history of contributing to the clean energy economy. In addition to 940 megawatts currently under construction, we are actively developing a growing portfolio of more than 12,000 megawatts of solar PV and 7,000 megawatts of co-located and stand-alone energy storage.