Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 March 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion

Mr. Brendan Crosse:

That is 100% true. There is definitely a compelling case for solar milk. I was on a large solar farm about two weeks ago and received an email last night from a man with land going into solar and is looking at sheep milk. One of the advantages is that it can run across an extensive system on the land. There is not much competition from other farming systems. The landowners are giving back grazing rights in many of these cases because the income potential of the solar loan is enough. If sheep and dairy links up, it could be a significant contributor to that land.

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