Agrivoltaics Webinar: Integrating Livestock and Solar Energy

This webinar has now been held, please see video below.

What are the opportunities for integrating solar energy generation into your livestock farm?

With significant investment in solar energy generation happening in regional Aotearoa New Zealand, now is a great time to consider how solar energy generation might impact your livestock farming businesses.

This free webinar explores the opportunities, such as improved gross margins, animal productivity, and environmental outcomes, as well as the challenges of this dual land-use option.

Hosted by agribusiness consultancy Tambo and the Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Engineering, this webinar brings together a panel of experts: a solar farm developer, a district council planner, and researchers.

Register for the free webinar at 12 noon on 14 September 2023, to hear more about what integrating solar energy generation into your livestock farm could mean for your business.

Read more about this Rural Professional Fund project findings here:

• Project report: Agrivoltaics: Integrating Solar Energy Generation with Livestock Farming in Canterbury
• Summary: Farmer information booklet
• Interactive tool: Agrivoltaics assessment tool for Canterbury farmers
• Article: On-Farm Solar Energy Production Could Significantly Increase Profits for Sheep Farmers