Building Bear Fences for Your Apiary

This University of Florida Extension publication describes how to build a bear fence to protect apiaries. The publication includes details on fence chargers, T-post insulators, variations of fence wire(s), fence testers and other variations of materials related to building bear fencing in effort to protect apiaries.

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A National Strategy for the Co-location of Solar and Agriculture: Native Pollinator Habitat Establishment on Solar Farms in the United States

This thesis provides best practices for native pollinator habitat establishment on solar farms in the United States. The report includes case study examples in North Carolina, New York, Maryland, South Carolina, Illinois, Michigan and Oregon. Various methods used in each case study include various implementation methods such as seed choices, solar-site constraints, development checklists and land management monitoring and evaluation.

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Solar Energy Use for Energy Savings in Dairy Processing Plants

This paper focuses on the use of solar energy in the dairy industry in New Zealand. Included is an examination of historical records related to milk production and processing during peak levels of solar radiation. The study also includes an analyzation of four types of solar collectors, including: glazed flat plates, evacuated tubes, evacuated tubes with CPC reflectors and a building-integrated solar collector under development at the University of Waikato (UoW). The results of these analyzations are included in the study.

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Integration of a Solar Thermal System in a Dairy Process

This paper analyzes several scenarios of the integration of a solar thermal system in the production process of dairy. The results show that in the parameters of the scenario(s) examined in the study, solar thermal potential was considerable, and should be examined as a possibility as an energy option. These results could be considered when developing AgriSolar operations that include solar and dairy.

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Evaluation of Solar Photovoltaic Systems to Shade Cows in a Pasture-based Dairy Herd

The objective of this study was to determine the effects on grazing cattle under shade from a solar photovoltaic system.

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Electrical Consumption on Midwestern Dairy Farms in the United States and Agrivoltaics to Shade Cows in a Pasture-based Dairy System

The objectives of the thesis were to investigate electrical energy use on dairy farms located in west central Minnesota and to evaluate the effects of shade use by cattle from solar photovoltaic systems.

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Application of Solar Energy for Sustainable Dairy Development

Use of solar energy has great scope for its commercial use in the dairy processing operations as well as to design and develop solar-based refrigeration systems for dairy industry.

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Analysis of Integrating Solar Power at Cal Poly’s On-Campus Dairy Operation

This study was performed to determine the feasibility of integrating a full offset solar power unit at Cal Poly’s dairy operation. Integrating a full offset solar unit at the dairy would be an economically feasible option based on the favorable internal rate of return.

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Dual-use Solar in the Pacific Northwest A Way Forward

This report explores the concept of dual-use solar throughout the United States and its application in Oregon and Washington.  This report describes the current state of research and development of the four main kinds of dual-use solar: (1) Pollinator-friendly dual-use (2) Conservation dual-use (3) Grazing dual-use (4) Agrivoltaics mixing solar and crops

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