POWER GRAZERS
Your green solution for maintaining solar power sites.
Why Sheep Grazing?
POWER GRAZERS is a sheep grazing service for solar energy fields. It's a simple and sustainable way to maintain grass and foliage on solar sites, while preventing damage to solar equipment and the environment.
Here's how POWER GRAZERS offers the greenest solution to clean energy maintenance:
Lawn mowers and their emissions are replaced by sheep, a gentle-natured animal.
Grasses, brush and weeds around solar equipment are maintained in a timely manner.
Sheep's small stature prevents throwing debris that can damage solar panels – which is a concern with traditional lawn equipment.
Sheep produce natural fertilizer, and their hooves aerate the ground, reducing the need for chemicals and land treatments.
Choosing sheep as natural land maintenance contributes to the wool and food production in local markets.
How Sheep Grazing works
Through a consultation with POWER GRAZERS, the sheep flock size and schedule will be analyzed to meet your specific solar property needs. We provide quality livestock, expert sheep care and soil conservation tactics to keep your solar property maintained, and our collective mission to protect our environment intact. Additional resources, like fencing and water tanks, are included in every plan.
about power grazers: Meet Jeff Buckham
Meet POWER GRAZERS founder, Jeff Buckham, a multi-generational sheep farmer and lifelong steward of Michigan's land. With over 50 years of experience, one of Jeff's lifelong goals is to leave our lands better and more beautiful.
At one time, Jeff was a shepherd to more than 2,500 breeding sheep – one of the largest flocks east of the Mississippi River! He's an expert at managing lambs and assessing pastures, and you can expect healthy sheep to maintain your property with efficiency and ease.
Jeff has attended rotational grazing conferences and has held membership in Kalamazoo's Soil Conservation District, and affiliation with the following organizations:
Kalamazoo County Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Kalamazoo County 4-H
Michigan Sheep Producers
Michigan Sheep Alliance
Suffolk Sheep & American Shropshire Associations
National Suffolk Association
American Sheep Industry & Wool Growers Association
Mid-States Wool Growers
Grazing Conferences (emphasis in rotational grazing)
Michigan State University Veterinary Student Rotations
Projects with MSU Sheep Specialists
POWER GRAZERS operates in West Michigan, but Jeff is well-connected to sheep farmers throughout Michigan and nationally. Consult with him about the location and timing of your solar maintenance needs to find a solution right for you. You're sure to benefit from his knowledge and passion toward land conservation.
Want sheep grazing for your commercial property?
POWER GRAZERS has a passion for environment-friendly initiatives, and its work goes beyond solar fields. If you're interested in sheep grazing for your business or government property, contact us for an assessment and we'd be happy to assist you.
RESOURCES
Want to learn more about solar grazing? The American Solar Grazing Association (ASGA) has wonderful content about the benefits and logistics of maintaining land through sustainable sheep grazing.
