Scapegoating Weed Whackers
Well, I suppose it could be worse. They could have cross-bred Michael Moore, Oprah and Roseanne and had that hybrid do the munching instead.
Forget herbicides, weed-whackers: get some goats, study says
A study found goats effectively cleared properties of hearty weeds including thistle, hawk weed, dandelion and horsetails. A study found goats effectively cleared properties of hearty weeds including thistle, hawk weed, dandelion and horsetails. (Betsy Trumpener/CBC)
Municipalities across Canada should consider swapping herbicides for goat herds to control weeds on environmentally sensitive lands, a British Columbia study has concluded.
The study, led by University of Northern British Columbia professor Annie Booth, tracked the eating habits of goats for two summers in Prince George. The study found the goats effectively cleared properties of hearty weeds including thistle, hawk weed, dandelion and horsetails.
“As soon as we unloaded them, they turned around and started eating dandelions,” Booth said. “They do their job — which is clear up and clean out the weeds here.”
“We were very pleased to discover that goats do provide a very effective form of weed control, particularly for some tricky weeds that are difficult to eradicate even with the use of herbicides.”
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