Silicon Ranch Radio Ep. 43: Adapting a Successful Agribusiness to Scale with Solar

Episode Summary

On this episode, host Nick de Vries is joined by Jim Malooley, the Director of Agrivoltaics Operations for Regenerative Energy, Silicon Ranch’s award-winning Land Management program. Together, Nick and Jim talk all things agrivoltaics. For those who aren’t yet familar with this term, “agrivoltaics” refers to the co-location of agricultural production and photovoltaic energy generation. If you’ve seen any photos or videos of Silicon Ranch’s company-owned flock of sheep grazing under our solar panels, you’ve seen agrivoltaics in action. During their conversation, Nick and Jim discuss how each of them were first drawn into the world of agrivoltaics, the opportunities that this relatively new practice is opening up for small-scale farmers across America, and the groundbreaking work in the genetic improvement of our comapany flock that Jim is overseeing in South Georgia. If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about regenerative agriculture, the state of the American sheep farming sector, or how we at Silicon Ranch marry tradition and innovation on our dual-use solar farms, this is the episode for you. Enjoy.

Speakers

Nick de Vries

Chief Technology Officer, Silicon Ranch

Jim Malooley

Director of Agrivoltaics Operations, Regenerative Energy

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