Hello Reader,

Note: This webinar will take place on Tuesday, June 6th instead of the normal first Wednesday

Join us for a webinar featuring Jim Malooley from Silicon Ranch. Jim will discuss their innovative, large-scale solar grazing programs in the Southeast and beyond.

Silicon Ranch has developed exciting solar grazing programs to support regenerative agriculture, ensuring that their sites are managed intentionally to restore functioning grassland ecosystems while producing pasture-raised lamb and renewable solar energy.

Jim will discuss their Self-Perform Program to train in-house solar grazing, their work developing regional partnerships with rural farmers, their regenerative agriculture approach and genetics work with the NSIP to adapt parasite-resistant breeds for grazing.

See more details about the event speaker below 👇

ASGA Call#67: Shepherding the future - Insights from Silicon Ranch's Solar Grazing Programs in the Southeast

Tuesday, June 6th, 2023 ~ 6 - 7 PM EST

ASGA Members: Register for the call on ASGA's network.

Not an ASGA Member? You can RSVP using our public registration link here.

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🗓️ Upcoming Solar Grazing Member Events

If you're a member of ASGA's network, you'll have exclusive access to our upcoming Teatime events. Our Teatimes are your go to resource for insights into solar grazing and education on improving grazing operations.

​June 15: Harnessing Virtual Fencing for Solar Grazing
​We're excited to a host discussion on virtual fencing for Solar Grazing with ASGA Members Marc and Jess Gray and Nofence's Meghan Filbert.

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​July 18: Managing Parasites in a Solar Grazing System​
​Dr. Andrew Weaver will talk to us about key strategies to managing parasites and how they can be implemented in a solar grazing system

📹 ASGA Event Replays May 2023

Missed any of ASGA's recent solar grazing events? Don't worry - if you're an ASGA member you can catch the webinar and teatime replays each month, as well as our entire backlog of past events.

Here's what happened in May:

• ASGA Call 66 Replay: Opportunities for Solar Wool Part II - Soil Stability and Erosion Control for Renewable projects 👉 Watch Replay​
• ASGA Teatime Replay: Introducing the SPIES Tool for Assessing Solar Sites and Ecosystems Benefits 👉 Watch Replay​
• ASGA Teatime Replay: Beef on Solar - Exploring Aberdeen Cattle Grazing at Solar Sites 👉 Watch Replay​

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🐑 More About ASGA Call 67's Speaker, Jim Malooley

Jim is a first-generation farmer and shepherd from Indianapolis, IN. After attending Purdue and Boise State Universities, Jim worked in project management on institutional construction projects. He and his wife’s shared lifelong interest in agriculture led them to depart their careers and found Yellowbird Farms in 2012 in McMinnville, TN. From the beginning, the goal at Yellowbird Farms was to apply Jim’s engineering background and the tools available through EBVs and the National Sheep Improvement Program to develop a commercial flock of sheep adapted to the Southeast. Foundation ewes were sourced from NSIP producers selecting for parasite-resistant, easy-keeping Katahdins.

Jim and the Yellowbird flock joined Silicon Ranch late 2021 marking the final step in SRC’s development of a self-owned, self-managed, livestock-based, holistic land management unit. Through his work within the Regenerative Energy program, Jim continues to advocate for the vast opportunities created by growth of renewable energy production for the American Sheep Industry and its producers.

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