He said his flock is a bit lighter than the district average but cuts an “incredible” amount of wool. Wool broker Graeme Ostini, who grazed merino wet dogs at a solar farm near Parkes during a test with the Parkes Show Society, said he has seen the benefits of feeding the animals. In turn, these sheets provide shade for sheep and grass, and help keep the soil from drying out. Local plotter manufacturers have labeled the setup “win-win,” with the sheep helping to clear grass and weeds so they don’t obscure the boards. A NSW government review on agriculture and renewable energy has received 100 submissions.There are calls for more research on the common place of agriculture and renewable energy.Grazing sheep in solar farm trials shows an increase in wool quantity and quality.Lambs grazed under solar panels on farms in NSW’s Midwest have produced better and more wool in the four years since the project began, growers say. Solar farm test shows improved fleece on merino sheep grazed under panelsĪBC Rural / Via Hannah Jose and Olivia Calver But perhaps no one has explained to farmers that if anything goes wrong, their pastures could be contaminated with toxic heavy metals that escape from the solar panels, as the panels are eaten.

Farmers whose pastures are covered with solar panels have claimed increased wool production.