Lambs grazing under an Oregon solar farm put on the same weight to the gram
ColinWright
13 points
5 comments
August 31, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
hyperhello
This doesn’t seem to have anything to do with solar panels exactly, just suggests that nature has optimized so it can thrive equally in sun or shade, which seems logical; otherwise one area would have such an advantage it would outcompete the other.
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Original paper published in 2021 - https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-food-system...
HomeDeLaPot
>Across the two years, pasture beneath the panels produced 38 percent less herbage than the open field, with the fully shaded strips directly beneath the panels growing thinnest. >That figure describes pasture production, not the amount each lamb ate. Thank you, Captain Obvious? Trying to clear up a misconception that nobody actually has just ends up creating more confusion. I find myself rereading the previous sentences to make sure I didn't miss something. This seems to be a fairly common AI writing pattern that would best be removed by a human editor.