What makes a good spot for livestock and a good spot for solar farms often overlaps. They’re both large, quite flat, and get a good amount of sun, being free from tall vegetation. As such, solar ...
A study on the benefits of co-locating solar energy and sheep grazing shows that sheep grazing in the shade of PV modules may produce higher-quality wool than those on traditional agricultural ...
Farmers in the USA are waking up to the benefits of keeping sheep on solar farms, but Europe’s been doing this for ages. America’s booming solar industry has found an unlikely hero in its quest to ...
As margins get squeezed, keeping a lid of lamb production costs is key to allow for profits to be made. Below, AHDB knowledge transfer senior manager Katie Thorley and Farming Connect technical ...
AUSTRALIA’S wether flock is set to rebound in 2027 for the first time in years, and seemingly ten times faster than the ewe ...
Neonatal lamb survival is a critical determinant of flock productivity, farm profitability and animal welfare. Mortality during the first days of life arises from a complex interplay of intrinsic ...
In the state of Maharashtra, ICARDA, the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), and AbacusBio are working together under the “Low-Methane Genetics Expansion to Small Ruminants in Africa and ...