From: petertrei@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/8/2026 7:57 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:   
   > Paul S Person   wrote:   
   >> Meanwhile, it appears that solar panel farms are a bonanza to the   
   >> owner: not only can they lease the land for the panels, they can lease   
   >> it again for grazing. Cows and sheep, apparently, have no problems and   
   >> may even prefer being under the panels. (Warning: this is from an   
   >> eco-friendly news service and may be a wee bit biased.)   
   >   
   > This depends on the area and climate.  But there are places where this   
   > is true.   
   >   
   > There are even shade-loving crops that can be planted under the solar   
   > panels, but planting and harvesting is more difficult and has to be   
   > done by hand.  Not a problem for coffee, if you are fortunate to live   
   > in a place where coffee can grow.   
   > --scott   
   >   
      
   A quick google turns up plenty of articles about sheep and solar farms.   
      
   https://americanlamb.com/news/beneath-the-panels-how-sheep-are-s   
   pporting-solar-energy-by-improving-solar-farmland/   
      
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