{"id":252608,"date":"2024-06-15T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/farmers-who-graze-sheep-under-solar-panels-say-it-improves-productivity-so-why-dont-we-do-it-more\/"},"modified":"2024-06-15T13:35:31","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T13:35:31","slug":"farmers-who-graze-sheep-under-solar-panels-say-it-improves-productivity-so-why-dont-we-do-it-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/farmers-who-graze-sheep-under-solar-panels-say-it-improves-productivity-so-why-dont-we-do-it-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmers who graze sheep under solar panels say it improves productivity. So why don\u2019t we do it more?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\n      <iframe style=\"margin: 0 auto 20px; width: 100%; height: 100px; border: none; display: none\" data-project-id=\"Yual8er4aaQbafhcldNK\" allowfullscreen=\"false\" allowtransparency=\"\" allow=\"clipboard-read; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"ad-auris-iframe\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-partner-content\">\n        <em>This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk\u00a0collaboration.<\/em>\n    <\/div>\n<p class=\"has-default-font-family\">As a flock of about 2,000 sheep graze between rows of solar panels, grazier Tony Inder wonders what all the fuss is about. \u201cI\u2019m not going to suggest it\u2019s everyone\u2019s cup of tea,\u201d he says. \u201cBut as far as sheep grazing goes, solar is really good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-default-font-family\">Inder is talking about concerns over the encroachment of prime agricultural land by ever-expanding solar and windfarms, a well-trodden talking point for the\u00a0loudest opponents to Australia\u2019s energy transition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-default-font-family\">But on Inder\u2019s New South Wales property, a solar farm has increased wool production. 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