ASGA

08/14/2026

Women have long been at the heart of agriculture, and as we recognize the International Year of the Woman Farmer, the American Solar Grazing Association celebrates the women helping shape the future of farming through solar grazing. Across the country, women producers, shepherds, ranchers, researchers, and agricultural professionals are combining innovation with tradition by integrating livestock and renewable energy to strengthen farms, improve land management, and build more resilient agricultural businesses.

Today we highlight, Raia Olsen. Raia is the co-owner of Oʻahu Grazers, a family-operated grazing business on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, specializing in solar grazing, prescribed grazing for wildfire fuel reduction, vegetation management, and local livestock production. Together with her husband, Daniel, she has spent the past nine years building a grazing operation that demonstrates how livestock can support renewable energy, improve land stewardship, reduce wildfire risk, and strengthen local agriculture. Raia also serves on the ASGA Advisory Board. 🌱🌞

Read more about Raia here: https://solargrazing.org/raia-olsen-oahu-grazers-international-year-of-the-woman-farmer-2026/

08/14/2026

08/12/2026

Interested in joining a webinar? Join us today for call 99!

Join ASGA, TODAY, Wednesday, August 12th, at 2 PM EST to hear from the National Lab of the Rockies team. They will be presenting their new Agrivoltaics Design and Analysis Model (ADAM) tool. ADAM is a free techno-economic modeling tool for evaluating co-located solar and agriculture. It allows users to quickly and easily examine the impacts of system configuration on available light and economics for a co-located system. The tool provides a user-friendly web interface to the advanced modeling capabilities of NLR's System Advisor Model.

Register for the webinar here: https://luma.com/h9fewgui
We look forward to seeing you there!

08/11/2026

We had a great solar developer training last week! We started our morning with a classroom session at the Cypress Creek Energy office in Durham, NC, before heading to the Dimension Energy site in South Boston, VA. The attendees showed a lot of interest in seed mix planning, how to find and select a solar grazier, and how to successfully manage the hybrid model of grazing and supplemental mowing. Thank you to those who joined!

08/10/2026

Join us at RE+ MidAtlantic at 4 pm EST on Wednesday, August 12th, in the Pennsylvania Convention Center! Senior Director Kevin Richardson & Solar Grazier Daniel Dotterer will view and discuss ASGA's recently released short films; "Counting Sheep" - Greg and Evan Gunthorp, Indiana, "Bringing it All Back Home" - Jess and Marcus Gray, Virginia, "Saving the Family Farm" - Ryan Indart, California, and "Stewards of the Land" - Arlo Hark and Josie Trople, Minnesota.

These films highlight the ecological benefits of livestock grazing on your solar project and the greater economic ripple dual-use solar creates in the local community. 🌞🌱

08/10/2026

Women have long been at the heart of agriculture, and as we recognize the International Year of the Woman Farmer, the American Solar Grazing Association celebrates the women helping shape the future of farming through solar grazing. Across the country, women producers, shepherds, ranchers, researchers, and agricultural professionals are combining innovation with tradition by integrating livestock and renewable energy to strengthen farms, improve land management, and build more resilient agricultural businesses.

Today we highlight, Dr. Judy St. Leger. Dr. Judy grew up in New York State and graduated from the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University. For the past 30 years, she’s enjoyed a brilliant career as a veterinary pathologist traveling the globe teaching and working on wildlife health. Her commitment to conservation includes not just exotic wildlife but also American farms, farmers, and farm land. In addition to shepherding, Judy spends time riding horses and promoting her community’s rich history and exciting present.🌱🌞

Want to learn more about Dutch Barn Farms? Check out their website here: https://dutchbarnfarm.com/

Read more about Dr. Judy here: https://solargrazing.org/dr-judy-st-leger-dutch-barn-farm-international-year-of-the-woman-farmer-2026/

08/07/2026

Women have long been at the heart of agriculture, and as we recognize the International Year of the Woman Farmer, the American Solar Grazing Association celebrates the women helping shape the future of farming through solar grazing. Across the country, women producers, shepherds, ranchers, researchers, and agricultural professionals are combining innovation with tradition by integrating livestock and renewable energy to strengthen farms, improve land management, and build more resilient agricultural businesses.

Today we highlight, Fiona Harrar. Fiona has been farming for the last 25 years with a focus on grass based ruminant management and meat production. A volunteer position on a small farm in Scotland sparked her interest in a career in agriculture. Fiona is the Livestock Manager at Premier Experimental Farms, a production farm with 1000 ewes and 50 meat goats, producing lambs year-round. She also raises and trains Border Collies and livestock guardian dogs who work with her daily on the farm.

Read more about Fiona here: https://solargrazing.org/fiona-harrar-international-year-of-the-woman-farmer-2026/

08/06/2026

We’re excited to celebrate another group of ASGA Certified Solar Grazers! 🌱🐑☀️

From July 27–29, participants gathered in Plymouth, Indiana, for an immersive Certified Solar Grazing Workshop through the American Lamb Board and ASGA. Through hands-on learning and expert instruction, they gained the knowledge and best practices needed to successfully integrate livestock grazing with utility-scale solar installaFrom July 27–29, participants gathered in Plymouth, Indiana, for an immersive Certified Solar Grazing Workshop through the American Lamb Board and ASGA. Through hands-on learning and expert instruction, they gained the knowledge and best practices needed to successfully integrate livestock grazing with utility-scale solar installations.

ALB’s Camren Maierle led the training, and with assistance from Dr. Andrew Weaver, they spoke about the importance of sheep health, management, and care while on solar and on the home farm. Throughout the workshop, farmers and solar grazers from the Midwest were able to talk, share stories, and converse about the material presented in anticipation of the solar site tour!
For the final day of the certification, we were able to visit Mammoth Solar! Farmer and Solar Grazer, Billy Bope, spoke about his operation on Y block. He elaborated on using multi-species grazing, which includes sheep, chickens, kune kune pigs, guardian geese, livestock guardian dogs, rabbits, and honeybees working together on his site! We enjoyed watching the chickens chase bugs and watching the sheep move seamlessly through the arrays.

A huge thank you to Doral Renewables and Billy Bope for hosting the training! We had an amazing time in Plymouth, IN!
(Photo credit to Doral Renewables LLC)

Find the full recap of the solar certification here: https://solargrazing.org/agrivoltaics-in-action-highlights-from-the-indiana-certified-solar-grazing-workshop/

08/06/2026

We had a great time in Plymouth, Indiana, this past week certifying a new group of solar grazers! Thank you to all who came to the certification! 🌱🐑

A special thank you to Doral Renewables LLC for hosting a fantastic certification workshop. We also want to extend our appreciation to grazer Billy Bope for sharing his experience and giving us an inside look at solar grazing in action.

On Thursday, July 30, Doral Renewables LLC partnered with the American Solar Grazing Association (ASGA) to host a solar grazing management certification and information panel for solar industry professionals. From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., attendees met with one another, listened to panel discussions, asked...

08/05/2026

Interested in joining a webinar? Join us for call 99!

Join ASGA Wednesday, August 12th, at 2 PM EST to hear from the National Lab of the Rockies team. They will be presenting their new Agrivoltaics Design and Analysis Model (ADAM) tool. ADAM is a free techno-economic modeling tool for evaluating co-located solar and agriculture. It allows users to quickly and easily examine the impacts of system configuration on available light and economics for a co-located system. The tool provides a user-friendly web interface to the advanced modeling capabilities of NLR's System Advisor Model.

Register for the webinar here: https://luma.com/h9fewgui

We look forward to seeing you there!