The McCartney Family: Preserving Working Lands Through Partnership

As both landowners and grazing partners, the McCartney family demonstrates how agriculture and energy development can successfully coexist. Through agrivoltaics, their land continues to support agriculture use while contributing to America’s evolving energy infrastructure.

Their partnership reflects a shared commitment to responsible land stewardship, productive farmland and long-term value for future generations.

The McCartney family demonstrates how land can continue to serve both agriculture and energy production. By leasing a portion of their property for solar development while continuing to farm the land through managed sheep grazing, they have created a model where responsible energy development complements long-term agricultural stewardship.

Their partnership helps preserve productive farmland, provides an additional source of income, and demonstrates that working lands can continue to support both local agriculture and America’s evolving energy needs.