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SUMMARY:ALB-ASGA Certified Solar Grazing Training Workshop in Illinois
DESCRIPTION:The American Solar Grazing Association is excited to announce that the American Lamb Board will be hosting an ASGA Certified Solar Grazing Training for farmers this June in Kankakee\, IL. \n\n\n\nThe workshop is sponsored by Pivot Energy and the onsite portion of the training will be hosted on their solar site in Kankakee\, IL from June 11th to 13th.  \n\n\n\nOver 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.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopics covered at the workshop include: \n\n\n\n\nVegetation Management Objectives and Strategies\n\n\n\nSeeding and Forage\n\n\n\nSheep Management and Handling\n\n\n\nSheep Nutrition\n\n\n\nWorking with Site Infrastructure to Accommodate Sheep\n\n\n\nContracts\n\n\n\nBudgets and Start-up Costs\n\n\n\nInsurance\n\n\n\nSignage and Public Interaction\n\n\n\nSolar Site Production Basics\n\n\n\nWorking with the Solar Company\n\n\n\nSafety on Solar Site\n\n\n\nRegulatory and Taxation Issues\n\n\n\nTimelines and Checklists\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 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.  \n\n\n\nWe thank Pivot Energy and Angela Burke\, Director of Operations and Maintenance at Pivot\, for supporting this workshop and our farmer Certification program! \n\n\n\nLearn more about ASGA’s Certification program here. \n\n\n\nRegister for the workshop here. \n\n\n\nThank you to our sponsor! \n\n\n\nEvents 1\n\n\n\nPivot Energy is a renewable energy provider and independent power producer that develops\, finances\, builds\, owns\, and manages solar and energy storage projects. Pivot leverages its renewable expertise to provide a range of unique offerings that accelerate the energy transition by helping companies and communities attain impactful decarbonization. Pivot is a US-based Certified B-Corporation that proudly follows a corporate strategy aimed at providing a positive impact on society as measured by Environmental stewardship\, Social leadership\, and responsible Governance factors. Pivot Energy is an ECP portfolio company. Learn more about our land stewardship approaches at https://www.pivotenergy.net/landowners
URL:https://solargrazing.org/event/alb-asga-certified-solar-grazing-training-workshop-in-illinois/
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