solar farm

Oregon State University scientists have found a resource that can increase Ag production on dry, unirrigated farmland; solar panels.  In a recently published study, OSU’s College of Ag reported that grasses favored by sheep and cattle thrive in the shade of a solar array.  OSU’s Chad Hi...

Bees are enjoying their days in the sun on a clean energy farm in southern Oregon.  The Eagle Point solar farm outside of Medford is the largest "solar apiary" in the country, incorporating designs that benefit pollinators.  The solar farm is home to 48 bee colonies interspersed among solar panels, which are generating enough energy to power more than 21-hundreds homes annually.  Rob Dav