Ferrum farm goes solar By LEIGH PROM Oct 9, 2019 Oct 9, 2019 0 1 of 3 Solar panels are installed at Andrew Bowman’s Oliver Run Dairy in Ferrum. This is one array of four recently installed by Paradise Energy Solutions. Photo by Leigh Prom Photo by Leigh PromAn employee from Paradise Energy Solutions recently installed one of 232 solar panels at Oliver Run Dairy in Ferrum. Photo by Leigh Prom Photos by Leigh PromJose Flores, a herdsman for Oliver Run Dairy, performs the morning milking. Photo by Leigh Prom Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By LEIGH PROM ^pBy LEIGH PROMkAm%96C6’D 2 ?6H =@@< E@ E96 =2?5D42A6 @? !=62D2?E w:== #@25 :? u6CCF>] $@@? E96C6 H:== 36 2 ?6H =@@< E@ E96 A@H6C 3:== @7 p?5C6H q@H>2?’D ~=:G6C #F? s2:CJ]k^AmkAm!2C25:D6 t?6C8J $@=FE:@?D C646?E=J 4@>A=6E65 :?DE2==:?8 aba D@=2C A2?6=D :? 7@FC 2CC2JD @? E96 u6CCF> 72C>] $2> w@A<:?D[ !2C25:D6’D AC@;64E >2?286C[ D2:5 E92E :? =6DD E92? 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