Full Name
Chad Raines
Job Title
Owner
Company
Key Farms, Inc.
Speaker Bio
I am a 4th generation farmer from Dawson County Texas. Our family farm, Key Farms, Inc. is comprised of myself, my parents, and my oldest son, Ross. We currently raise our sheep on solar farms as a tool to manage the vegetation. We provide vegetation maintenance on 11 solar sites comprising approximately 20,000 acres across Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. I am married to LeeAnne for 25 years and I have 2 sons, Ross (23) and Jackson (20).  Prior to grazing sheep on solar farms, we raised our sheep on farmland by grazing cover crops. We were able to use this practice to convert our land to “certified organic”.  Prior to sheep farming we were traditional row crops farmers raising cotton, milo, and peanuts. 
Chad Raines