Sheep under solar panels on Sun Cycle Farms. Photo: Submitted by Jason Bradley

Solar and sheep provide valuable farm diversification

Thousands of acres of solar panels across Canada can actually enhance agricultural production

Reading Time: 6 minutes Agrivoltaics - the system of grazing sheep or conducting other agricultural activity under arrays of solar panels - can provide farmers with diversification options for their operations.

Lamb market trends

Lamb market trends

Reading Time: < 1 minute Slaughter lamb prices are slowly gaining strength, while price volatility remains at auction markets. Ann Boyda, provincial livestock market analyst with the Alberta government, says although inflation is affecting buying habits and creating greater pressure on lamb retail prices and demand, prospects look favourable for lamb producers. Alberta live weight lamb prices as reported by […] Read more