For first-generation sheep farmer Hannah Thorogood, gaining access to land beneath solar panels has opened a new chapter in her farming journey. She began with just 20 sheep on 18 acres in Lincolnshire, a scale she says was all she could afford at the time. Today, her flock has grown to more than 200 sheep, while the land available to her has expanded to 250 acres. Free grazing on solar sites has helped the change, where sheep manage grass beneath the panels. Thorogood says the arrangement has given her a “massive leg-up” in an industry where land can be difficult to secure.
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