ClimateSeptember 6, 2026
graziers
GRAY-zee-urz
Definition
Farmers or ranchers who specialize in raising livestock, particularly sheep or cattle, on pasture land.
Etymology
The word is derived from the Middle English 'grasier', which comes from 'grass', reflecting the occupation's reliance on grazing livestock on open pasture.
In the news
In the article, the term refers to the local farmers in the district who observed their sheep thriving on solar farm land even during drought conditions.
An Australian solar farm has shared its rows with 1,700 merino sheep for three years, and the farmer says the fleece tests on wool growth, weight and micron came back better than his open paddocks — while the sheep replaced the mowing the operator once
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