Solar grazing is an innovative practice gaining momentum across the United States, where sheep graze beneath and around solar panels on solar farms. . Solar shepherds, who manage sheep grazing under solar panels, are part of a growing movement that combines agriculture and renewable energy — and offers high incomes in the process. Corn was successfully growing under elevated photovoltaic panels at Purdue University's research farm near West Lafayette, Indiana, in the summer of 2023 as part of a research study. . In Washington state, for instance, several solar farms are utilizing sheep to control vegetation beneath solar panels.
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