Across farm country, a quiet experiment is reshaping how fields earn their keep. By pairing flocks of sheep with rows of solar panels, land that once had to choose between food and power is now doing ...
This story was originally published by The Conversation. Drive through the plains of Iowa or Kansas and you’ll see more than rows of corn, wheat and soybeans. You’ll also see towering wind turbines ...
Forget roaring lawnmowers and fuel-guzzling tractors. Today's solar companies are turning to flocks of sheep to trim grass and control weeds under solar panels. These eco-friendly grazers easily ...
Private companies want to build solar farms in Fayette County, but they can't. There are no local laws prohibiting solar farms in Lexington. There are also no laws allowing them. Silicon Ranch, a ...
Produce and power are both costly in the state. So researchers are testing ways to address both issues using the same land. 50 States, 50 Fixes Produce and power are both costly in the state. So ...
Xcel Energy has curtailed plans to build a large-scale solar farm spread across thousands of acres in western Wisconsin, cancelling the second phase of the plan, while moving ahead with the first ...