COMPARED TO OTHER ENERGY SOURCES, PV SOLAR HAS A RELATIVELY LOW POWER DENSITY, MEANING IT REQUIRES A LARGE SURFACE AREA TO GENERATE COMPARABLE AMOUNTS OF ENERGY. AS A RESULT, THE INCREASING DEVELOPMENT OF UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR CAN PLACE LAND-USE STRAINS ON AGRICULTURAL LAND. AGRIVOLTAICS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REDUCE LAND USE IMPACTS OF UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR INSTALLATIONS BY STUDYING THE CO-LOCATION OF AGRONOMIC FORAGE (HAY) PRODUCTION WITHIN SOLAR FARMS IN THE MIDWEST AND DEVELOPING BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR ESTABLISHING FORAGES, INTEGRATING COMPLIMENTARY GRAZING STRATEGIES, MAXIMIZING SOIL HEALTH, AND UTILIZING PRECISION AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGIES AND EQUIPMENT TO MINIMIZE ERROR AND RISK.