Letting livestock graze among solar panels isn't a new idea, but it's mostly been focused on sheep. Research is ongoing into how well similar setups would work with cattle.
The estate is home to the "Suffolk Trinity" of Red Poll cattle, Suffolk Sheep and Suffolk Punch horses. The cattle and sheep are an integral part of its conservation management regime.
BREEDING activity in sheep in temperate climates is predominantly ... light regime similar to that used to induce œstrus in Suffolk ewes at Cambridge, England, namely, 14 hours dark, 4 hours ...