{"type":"video","version":"1.0","html":"<iframe src=\"https://www.loom.com/embed/33d7d8375a684c13b0b04d647f94c20f\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>","height":480,"width":640,"provider_name":"Loom","provider_url":"https://www.loom.com","thumbnail_height":480,"thumbnail_width":640,"thumbnail_url":"https://cdn.loom.com/sessions/thumbnails/33d7d8375a684c13b0b04d647f94c20f-full-1681976342193.jpg","duration":5917,"title":"ASGA Teatime: The Future of the Lamb Market and Solar Grazing","description":"The incredible expansion of solar sites and the demand for grazing will likely bring about an unprecedented growth in domestic sheep production and expansion into new regions of the U.S. In order to prepare for the future of solar grazing, farmers will need to wrestle with a number of complex questions about the future of the lamb market and sheep supply.\n\nFor this Teatime, we brought together sheep industry experts in a moderated discussion to help us understand the current market and discuss its future. \n\nHere are some the questions they addressed at the Teatime:\n\nWhat will this expansion do to the lamb meat market and will there be enough demand to meet the growth in supply? \n\nHow should solar graziers use this information to manage their sheep operation and decide how and when to acquire lambs based on the region and the solar grazing market? \n\nWhere will the sheep come from and how will this affect business models?\n\nDiscussion Panel:\n\n    - Caleb Scott, ASGA Vice President and Owner of United Agrivoltaics\n    - David Anderson, Professor and Extension Specialist for Livestock and Food Product Marketing at Texas A&M\n    - Benny Cox, Sheep & Goat sales manager at Producers Livestock in San Angelo, TX, the largest sheep & goat auction in the nation\n    - Reid Redden, Sheep and Goat Specialist for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension based in San Angelo, TX\n\nWe expect we'll have a number of future webinars and teatimes about on this subject.\n\nApril 19th, 2023"}