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Lakeside
Dairy Farm.
Agricultural rooftop + ground mount · Yamhill County, OR · Built around milking schedules
Milking parlors on sunshine.
A third-generation dairy needed relief from refrigeration and irrigation costs — but panel glare near the milking barn and dust from farm roads ruled out a standard layout. We split the system: barn rooftops for the dairy load, pasture ground-mounts for irrigation.
The challenge: dust, livestock, and 4 a.m. milking shifts. Our approach: elevated ground mounts above grazing height, anti-soiling panel coating, and construction sequenced between milkings so the herd never noticed.
Farm-tough and paying back.
Cooling covered
Milk cooling — the farm's biggest load — now runs largely on midday solar, straight off the barn roof.
Irrigation independence
Pasture pumps run from the ground-mount field, cutting diesel backup use to rare emergencies.
Built for farm life
Elevated steel, sealed electronics, and a maintenance plan timed to the off-season.
Run a farm or rural business?
Agricultural grants can cover a large share — we help with the paperwork.
