In New Jersey, farmland is helping researchers explore whether livestock farming and solar power can successfully share the same land. At the centre of the project is a small herd of beef cattle grazing among rows of vertical solar panels, which have been installed without replacing the grass beneath them. While the cows continue their normal routines of feeding, resting and moving around the field, scientists are monitoring how the panels affect both the animals and the farm field.
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