Joe Wecker spent years looking into a solar power system for his organic farm in southern Saskatchewan, but it didn’t make financial sense until a rebate program was introduced by the province. “If the payback is 10 years you can finance it for 20, and you’re still money ahead. So why wouldn’t guys do it?” […] Read more
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Environment drove switch to solar
GRANDORA, Sask. — Tucked away in a woody 80 acres west of Saskatoon, Joe and Sheila Schmutz knew they wanted to add solar panels to their landscape. In addition to their bungalow where they have lived since 1983, they have a shop and kennels where they raise Large Munsterlander hunting dogs. All the buildings rely […] Read more
Irrigators co-operate on solar power
STAVELY, Alta. — Three separate farming operations east of this southern Alberta town have co-operated on a 313.56 kilowatt project that will use the sun to power pumps for their irrigation pivots. Lamb Farms Ltd., Roemmele Farms Ltd. and Lilybrook Herefords Inc. turned the key last week on an installation designed and erected by Western […] Read more
Ranchers see benefit using solar power
Halkirk, Alta. — When it comes to ranching, Jenna and Brett Hauck sometimes feel like they’re the odd couple out. Unlike most cow-calf operations, they use solar power to run their farm near Halkirk and try to keep their animals out of the feedlot as much as possible during winter. “It’s really thinking back to […] Read more
Specialists ponder why ranchers are slow to adopt solar technology
When it comes to adopting new technology, ranchers aren’t warming up to solar and wind power as quickly as they are to other technologies — and the reasons why vary widely, according to specialists . Statistics Canada data from the 2016 Agriculture Census highlight what technologies ranchers bring in more readily as part of their […] Read more
