by Watchman » 04 Jul 2025 15:50
Tyler Huber takes down a rope barrier before moving his flock of sheep from one pasture to another. The sheep eat the vegetation under the solar panels, helping keep it away from the equipment and cutting down on mowing costs.
On a vast property in Lee County, in the heart of southwest Georgia, Tyler Huber raises sheep.
As the flock grazes, the sheep need somewhere to take a break from the Georgia sun.
“It is incredibly hot, the sun is just unavoidable, and the fact that they’ve got shade every 15 feet out here — it’s just the ideal environment, to have shade so close,” he said on a recent hot day.
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Tyler Huber takes down a rope barrier before moving his flock of sheep from one pasture to another. The sheep eat the vegetation under the solar panels, helping keep it away from the equipment and cutting down on mowing costs.
On a vast property in Lee County, in the heart of southwest Georgia, Tyler Huber raises sheep.
As the flock grazes, the sheep need somewhere to take a break from the Georgia sun.
“It is incredibly hot, the sun is just unavoidable, and the fact that they’ve got shade every 15 feet out here — it’s just the ideal environment, to have shade so close,” he said on a recent hot day. [b][size=150][url=https://grist.org/food-and-agriculture/in-georgia-sheep-on-a-solar-farm-is-not-a-baaad-idea/]CONTINUE READING[/url][/size][/b]
