A solar ranch in Tennessee is aiming to prove that grazing cattle under panels is a win-win for the land, farmers, and animals
On a 40-acre farm near Nashville, a pilot project is aiming to prove that cattle-grazing is the next frontier in agrivoltaics, which has so far mostly only involved growing crops or grazing sheep beneath solar panels.
The site has addressed challenges that past solar installations have faced on cattle grazing land. With software upgrades that allow farmers more manual control, the panels shade for the cows, keeping them cooler and requiring less water to drink, and help the soil below retain moisture, too.
If it’s successful, it could help jump-start new projects to meet the rapidly rising energy demands, without adding more carbon emissions, and help ranchers maintain their land and earn a significant amount of money for leasing the land to solar companies.
Why is this good news? The U.S. and the world need to rapidly expand clean energy sources to speed up the clean energy transition. The U.S. has significantly more cows than sheep, and farmland is often ideal for solar farm installation, but it can’t come at the expense of farmers’ livelihoods. This project could be a solution to both.
In the last 20 years, poverty in Paraguay has plummeted from over 50% to just 16% in 2025
In just two decades, a third of Paraguay’s population escaped poverty, 300,000 in the last two years alone. In the last 20 years, poverty in the country declined from over 50% to just 16% last year.
Experts credit the government’s focus on productivity and jobs, and labor income growth was the primary driver of poverty reduction in 2025. And while some areas still need more improvement, it’s a notable improvement.
Additionally, social programs in the country have supported human well-being. Paraguay’s “Hambre Cero” (or Zero Hunger) program now feeds over one million children across its public school system, sourcing food from family farmers and small businesses within communities.
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