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Solar Grazing Case Study: Jonathan and Jen Northrop, Northrop Farms 

By Alyssa Andrew / October 1, 2025

What does it take to rebuild a family farm after the collapse of a once-reliable industry? Meet Jonathan and Jen Northrop, third-generation farmers from Upstate New York who turned a…

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A Deep Dive Into Solar Beekeeping and Grazing-Pollinator Co-Location

By Alyssa Andrew / September 26, 2025

For this workshop, solar apiarist Allison Wickham returned to share expert insights on how to build a successful beekeeping operation on solar sites. The workshop covered best practices for beehive…

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New World Screwworm: What Do Solar Sheep Graziers Need to Know?

By Alyssa Andrew / September 17, 2025

For this presentation, we heard from Dr. Joan Burke, a Research Animal Scientist with the USDA. Her presentation covered the potential implications of New World Screwworm, and what it would mean…

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Stockpiling Forages for Winter Feed on Solar

By Alyssa Andrew / September 15, 2025

Winter feed is one of the biggest cost challenges for solar graziers—and often a key factor in whether an operation thrives or struggles. In this month’s Grazing with Cam, Andrew…

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ASGA Shows Off the Value of Solar Grazing at RE+ 2025!

By Kevin Richardson / September 15, 2025

ASGA brought back our live solar grazing demonstration to RE+ with ewes provided by Arlo Hark (Cannon Valley Graziers) and a solar tracker from Array.  With nearly 40,000 attendees, this…

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“Apivoltaics”: Beekeeping on Solar + Grazing Compatibility (ASGA Call 89)

By Alyssa Andrew / September 3, 2025

This month’s webinar featured our annual call on pollinators and beekeeping, and their implications for sheep production. We were joined by Allison Wickham (Siller Pollinator Company) and Travis Snyder (Wind…

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New ASGA NYSERDA Research: Solar Grazing’s Soil, Forage, and Economic Benefits

By Kevin Richardson / September 2, 2025

ASGA is excited to announce the recent publication of our peer-reviewed article, “Sheep grazing as sustainable vegetation management for solar energy production in the northeastern USA”! This work summarizes a…

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Southeast Solar Grazing with White Oak Pastures + CFAR’s Certification Program

By Alyssa Andrew / August 29, 2025

For this workshop, we took a closer look at solar grazing in the Southeast, where new solar development is opening up fresh opportunities for graziers. We were joined by Bridget…

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Panel to Plate Recipe – Lamb Burgers

By Alyssa Andrew / August 29, 2025

Looking for a new meal idea? Try our first Panel to Plate Recipe, Lamb Burgers! Thank you to Jess Gray for sharing the recipe. Download the Lamb Burgers Recipe below:

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Solar Grazing Newsletter – Summer 2025

By Kevin Richardson / August 29, 2025

Summer 2025 Newsletter Welcome to the Summer Edition of the ASGA Quarterly Newsletter! We’re glad you’re here. This is the place where you can learn the latest happenings in the world of solar grazing and agrivoltaics. Grab a cup of coffee and read on to learn what ASGA and our partners are doing to help advance agriculture on solar fields. Photo of the Month Texas Solar Sheep’s flock living their best lives on Enel North America’s Stampede Solar, a large solar site in East Texas Texas Solar…

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