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A cow, back right, scratches on a support beam of a solar panel Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.
Solar panels operate on a farm with cattle Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Christiana, Tenn.
Anna Clare Monlezun, left, a rangeland scientist, chats with Loran Shallenberger, right, vice president of regenerative energy and agrivoltaics at Silicon Ranch, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Christiana, Tenn.
Cattle rest under solar panels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.
A cow grazes near solar panels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.
Crimson Clover grows in a field under solar panels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.
A calf stands under solar panels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Christiana, Tenn.
Loran Shallenberger, vice president of regenerative energy and agrivoltaics at Silicon Ranch, clears weeds out from under solar panels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.
Cattle graze under solar panels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.
Anna Clare Monlezun, a rangeland scientist, connects a hose while working near solar panels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at a solar farm in Christiana, Tenn.
Cattle graze under solar panels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.
Cattle graze under solar panels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.
A cow, back right, scratches on a support beam of a solar panel Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.
Solar panels operate on a farm with cattle Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Christiana, Tenn.
Anna Clare Monlezun, left, a rangeland scientist, chats with Loran Shallenberger, right, vice president of regenerative energy and agrivoltaics at Silicon Ranch, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Christiana, Tenn.
Cattle rest under solar panels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.
A cow grazes near solar panels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.
Crimson Clover grows in a field under solar panels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.
A calf stands under solar panels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Christiana, Tenn.
Loran Shallenberger, vice president of regenerative energy and agrivoltaics at Silicon Ranch, clears weeds out from under solar panels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.
Cattle graze under solar panels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.
Anna Clare Monlezun, a rangeland scientist, connects a hose while working near solar panels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at a solar farm in Christiana, Tenn.
Cattle graze under solar panels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.
Cattle graze under solar panels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.
CHRISTIANA, Tenn. (AP) — From a distance, the small solar farm in central Tennessee looks like others that now dot rural America, with row upon row of black panels absorbing the sun’s rays to generate electricity.
But beneath these panels is lush pasture instead of gravel, enjoyed by a small herd of cattle that spends its days munching grass and resting in the shade.
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