04/08/2026
Solar Panels.
Our farm's foundation is based on how much quality grass we can grow. It behooves a farmer to capture as much sunlight as possible to grow more grass. The amount of sunlight we capture is directly related to the surface area of forage that is actively growing. These pictures show a patch of grass that was eaten flat on top by our cows on February 27th next to a picture from today on April 8th. By affording the grass 45 days of recovery and growth before grazing again, we allow the largest possible solar panels up top and the deepest, carbon-sequestering, roots down below. An illustration I read in the Stockman Grass Farmer spoke of how a farmer growing a hay field did not clip and bale the field every three days. Rather, to maximize the hay he produced, the grass was allowed to grow for months before cutting and baling; we are working for that same goal, just allowing the cows to do the clipping.
