American Solar Grazing Association (ASGA)

So many opportunities to view "Panels and Pastures: The Power of Solar Grazing" around the country this week! Monday, 3/24: Leeward Renewable Energy's Annual Summit in Frisco, TX Mon-Tue, 3/24-25: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Clean Tech Summit in North Carolina? Tuesday, 3/25: @Downstream Environmental Film Festival in Minnesota #agrivoltaics #solargrazing #DocumentaryFilm #Sustainability

ASGA is featured in the RE+ 2024 Recap video - https://www.re-plus.com/? See if you can spot us! We look forward to a continued presence at renewable energy conferences as ASGA and farmers increasingly become essential industry partners. #renewableenergy #solargrazing #farmers

For this month's open discussion forum for ASGA Members, Andrew Weaver and Camren Maierle will lead a discussion on ewe nutrition. Andrew will give a short presentation on managing ewe nutritional needs on solar sites and then we'll open it up to questions and open discussion with the audience. We invite you to turn on your camera, introduce yourself, and get to know other members in the ASGA Network while chatting about important topics for solar graziers. About Grazing with Cam: Camren Maierle (American Lamb Board) is hosting a monthly open forum with ASGA Members every 3rd Wednesday. Each month we’ll choose a grazing topic and have an open discussion about it. This is a great opportunity to have your questions answered, get help with managing your grazing operations, and share your experience. #ewe?#nutrition?#sheepnutrition?#grazing?#solargrazing #solar

Another opportunity to watch the American Solar Grazing Association documentary film, Panels and Pastures: The Power of Solar Grazing!

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Over the past year, with the support and participation of many of our members, the American Solar Grazing Association produced the first-ever solar grazing documentary film in collaboration with?Blueline, Panels and Pastures: The Power of Solar Grazing. The film debuted at RE+ Anaheim and is currently being shown at film festivals and agriculture and energy-related events across the country. It's not available publicly yet, but we wanted to provide a special virtual screening for our members. Please join us for a virtual viewing of the film followed by Q&A. The film's runtime is just under 20 minutes. RSVP on the Mighty Network. Thank you to our sponsors! EWE LEVEL Lightsource bp Array Technologies EDF Renewables North America Leeward Renewable Energy Premier 1 Supplies LAMB LEVEL Arevon The AES Corporation Pivot Energy Nextracker Inc. US Solar POLLINATOR LEVEL Urban Grid Enel Group Special Thank You: Pasa Sustainable Agriculture Competitive Power Ventures Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Join us at the Downstream Environmental Film Festival for a special screening of Pastures and Panels: The Power of Solar Grazing Arlo Hark and Josie Trople from the Cannon Valley Graziers, who were featured in the film Pastures and Panels, along with Stacie Peterson, Executive Director of ASGA, will be present for Q&A. Downstream Environmental Film Festival showcases local, national, and international short films that explore environmental issues. Pastures and Panels introduces audiences to solar grazing through the stories and the testimonies of farmers and industry experts. Raising livestock under solar panels is creating incredible opportunites and benefits for farmers, communities, and solar asset owners. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/e4WyUC8h #environmentalissues?#filmfestival #agrivoltaics?#solargrazing

Solar Grazing Webinar/Call topic for TODAY, March 11th at 6pm Eastern: The Landscape of Solar Grazing: ASGA Census Report We know solar grazing has expanded exponentially over the past few years, but just how much? To shed some light on the topic, ASGA has collaborated with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to determine the most comprehensive scale of solar grazing to-date. This partnership has allowed for us to paint a clear picture of solar grazing, and we have exciting (and surprising) results to share with you! Join us for our upcoming March webinar to highlight results of the 2024 ASGA Census and analyze their implications for agrivoltaics and the sheep and solar industries. Alyssa Andrew and Anna Clare Monlezun, PhD will share insights from the Census. Shawn Rumery from the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) and Lynn Fahrmeier Fahrmeir from the American Sheep Industry Assn (ASI) will discuss how the results relate to developments in their respective industries and how those industries are responding to the solar grazing opportunity. Please share: Our monthly webinars are open to the public and please invite others in your networks using this public registration link: https://lu.ma/saupxtia Thank you to our sponsor, Pine Gate Renewables! —————— What are Solar Grazing Calls? Zoom calls at the beginning of every month to talk, learn & listen! Sign up using the link found in our bio, or visiting https://lnkd.in/e977KXiw #solargrazing #agrivoltaics ??????

This past Sunday, ASGA’s leadership team hosted the 5th Annual Membership Meeting. ASGA has grown with?over 1,100 members who have supported solar grazing and helped contribute to the many accomplishments that were shared at the meeting. Stacie Peterson, PhD was announced as our new Executive Director, and we welcomed Lyndsey Smith and Ryan Indart as new board members. Fionna Harrar and Caroline Owens are stepping down while Nick Armentrout and Kevin Campbell were reelected. We are grateful for all of their contributions. The meeting included 2024 financial updates, as well as updates on programming, membership and sponsorship tiers; NYSERDA and National Renewable Energy Laboratory grants; and the ASGA Certification for Solar Graziers program. A new program, Solar Grazing Management Certification for Solar Industry Professionals, was introduced. There was a recap of events that ASGA attended in 2024, along with an update on the ASGA documentary and a sharing of the short film "Solar Grazing: A New Opportunity”. Key partnerships were highlighted and a list of events to attend in 2025 was compiled. We are looking forward to all the possibilities 2025 has in store for ASGA and the solar grazing community! #solargazing #agrivoltaics #membership #community

The American Solar Grazing Association (ASGA) is proud to announce that Stacie Peterson, Ph.D., a recognized leader in agrivoltaics and energy, will serve as its new Executive Director. With her extensive expertise in environmental engineering, sustainable energy, and community engagement, Stacie is poised to expand ASGA’s reach and elevate its impact as the leading voice of solar grazing in the United States. “I am honored and excited to join ASGA as its next Executive Director. Having worked alongside ASGA for the past five years to support and advance agrivoltaics, I know firsthand that its certifications, research, technical assistance, and resources are second to none.” Stacie was introduced as Executive Director at ASGA’s 5th Annual Membership Meeting on Sunday, March 2nd. #agrivoltaics #solargrazing