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  1. 📢 Call for Abstracts – International Grassland Congress IGC in Leipzig, June 13-18, 2027

    Submit by October 2, 2026 for the fast-track option and full paper submission.
    🔬 Make your work visible in the conference’s digital proceedings.

    The congress is organized by Julius Kühn-Institut, Thünen-Institut & Leibniz Center for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF).

    igc2027.org/call-for-abstracts/

     #IGC2027 #Congress #Grassland #Pasture #Farming #Agriculture #Research #CallforAbstracts

  2. Participants in tomorrow’s @ClimateFarmDemo event in Finland will have the opportunity to explore and discuss how to achieve sustainable growth and #profitability from #pasture.
    The day will feature a broad range of experts in #organicfarming, suckler #cow production, #crop, #grassland production, & #soilhealth🌱
    climatefarmdemo.eu/cfd/en/#/ev

  3. #Solar and #RenewableEnergy on #Farms - #UMassAmherst

    Excerpt: "What Works Under Solar Panels

    Sheep and Poultry: #SheepGrazing is well-established at solar sites, they benefit from shade, don't damage equipment, and manage vegetation. #Poultry also do well. Larger animals require reinforced racking; goats and pigs may interfere with wiring.

    #Hay and #Pasture: Shading reduces yields, but shade-tolerant species (#orchardgrass, #WhiteClover) maintain reasonable productivity.

    #Vegetables: #LeafyGreens, #brassicas, and some #herbs tolerate #PartialShade. Sun-loving crops should be planted between panel rows.

    Fruit: Most fruit crops need full sun. Currants and gooseberries are more tolerant. Start small to observe actual impacts." [Raspberries do well in partial sun]."

    Read more:
    umass.edu/agriculture-food-env

    #SolarPunkSunday #SolarEnergy #SolarFarms #SolarPanelAgriculture #SolarOnFarms #Agrosolar #Agrovoltaics

  4. #UCDavis - Students Lead #HabitatRestoration at #RussellRanch

    Fri, March 20, 2026

    "At Russell Ranch, just west of campus along Russell Boulevard, a transformation is underway. What was once grazed #pasture and alfalfa field is becoming a thriving #NativeHabitat led by UC Davis students and funded by #TheGreenInitiativeFund, or #TGIF.

    "The Russell Ranch Slough Restoration Project, designed and implemented by the Arboretum and Public Garden’s Learning by Leading™ Ecological Land Management, or #ELM, team, is now at its midpoint. Site preparation is complete, invasive species have been cleared, and nearly 200 native trees and shrubs have been planted along the seasonal slough.

    " 'Projects like this show students that restoration isn’t theoretical. It’s something they can design and implement themselves,' said Miles DaPrato, environmental steward for the Arboretum and Public Garden and staff mentor for the ELM team.

    "Turning Working Land into #WildlifeHabitat

    "The 2.5-acre site sits within the #PutahCreek Riparian Reserve, surrounded by agriculture and rural residences. Rather than separating nature from working landscapes, the project shows how the two can work together — creating habitat while improving the ecological function of the land.

    "This past fall, students removed old livestock fencing that blocked #wildlife movement, prepared the soil, and seeded the site with locally adapted #NativeGrasses and #wildflowers timed to the first seasonal rains.

    "Over the winter, the team planted nearly 200 native trees and shrubs, including #ValleyOak, #Cottonwood, #Willow, #Elderberry and #Toyon. Temporary drip irrigation has been installed to help the young plants establish during their first critical summers. 'You can study restoration in class, but being out here actually doing the work is completely different,' said Keira Folkers, Environmental Engineering, 2026, and Kayden Delvo, Environmental Science and Management, 2026. 'You start to understand the land, the timing of the seasons and the decisions that go into every step.' "

    Learn more:
    publicgarden.ucdavis.edu/news/

    #SolarPunkSunday #California #HabitatRestoration #Wildlife #CoExistence

  5. This was how my grandfather did it.
    #SilvoPasture #Farming #Cattle #Pasture

    The Guardian: The best way to raise cows sustainably? Set them free theguardian.com/environment/20
    >An old farming technique called silvopasture, which allows cows to graze on a variety of plants in forests and tree-filled pastureland, is seeing a resurgence across the world