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NY farmer uses pigs to cut grass under solar panels instead of mowers

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NY farmer uses pigs to cut grass under solar panels instead of mowers

March 30, 2026, 8:49 a.m. ET

Caleb Scott, a farmer and entrepreneur, with some of his livestock that feed in a solar field in Lansing, New York. The Kunekune pigs and number of sheep roam the area feeding on nutritious grasses under the solar panels.

Caleb Scott, a farmer and entrepreneur, with some of his livestock that feed in a solar field in Lansing, New York. The Kunekune pigs and number of sheep roam the area feeding on nutritious grasses under the solar panels.

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Farmer Caleb Scott is greeted by Kunekune pigs at a solar field in Lansing, New York.

Farmer Caleb Scott is greeted by Kunekune pigs at a solar field in Lansing, New York.

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A solar field in Lansing, New York is also a summer home to pigs and sheep that feed on the grasses around the panels.

A solar field in Lansing, New York is also a summer home to pigs and sheep that feed on the grasses around the panels.

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