Sometimes, the path to a stronger future in agriculture comes from turning a setback into a new opportunity.
Meet Kade and Morgan Hodges of Solar Grazing Solutions, LLC, a sixth-generation ranching couple from Sterling City, Texas. When they suddenly lost nearly half of their leased grazing land, they faced a difficult choice: find a way to grow their operation or give up on their goal of ranching full-time. Solar grazing gave them a way forward, allowing them to replace lost grazing capacity while creating a new source of income for their family business.
After entering the solar grazing industry in 2024, the Hodges quickly built a model that combines sheep production with professional vegetation management. Within their first year, they were managing sheep across two utility-scale solar sites and grazing roughly 17,000 acres across solar installations and native rangeland. Their success has required more than adapting sheep to a new environment—it has meant learning to work as both ranchers and service providers, coordinating closely with solar site managers while maintaining productive, healthy flocks.
You can read Kade and Morgan’s story below: