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for Appropriate Technology through a grant from the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, U.
S.
Department of Agriculture.
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ATTRA is the national sustainable agriculture information service, operated by the National Center
for Appropriate Technology through a grant from the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, U.
S.
Department of Agriculture.
These organizations do not recommend or endorse products,
companies, or individuals.
NCAT has offices in Fayetteville, Arkansas (P.
O.
Box 3657, Fayetteville,
AR 72702), Butte, Montana, and Davis, California.
By Mike Morris and Vicki Lynne
NCAT Agricultural Energy Specialists
October 2002
LIVESTOCK TECHNICAL NOTE
SOLAR-POWERED LIVESTOCK
WATERING SYSTEMS
Remote or off-grid power sources—including solar panels, mechanical windmills, and
portable generators—can pump water for
livestock in locations where electricity from
power lines is unavailable.
By encouraging
animals to move away from lakes and streams,
these systems give livestock greater access to
forage.
They also reduce livestock pressure on
stream banks—preventing nutrient loading,
damage to streamside vege
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