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Battling the reeds with goats and ancient land drains. Any interest, experience or advice?
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<blockquote data-quote="Wisconsonian" data-source="post: 7953850" data-attributes="member: 150618"><p>Goats are picky eaters, they can select the better feed parts out of plants that cattle cannot. Goats are can control thistles, broadleaf weeds, brush. They love multiflora rose. They do not like mature stemmy grass, unless it's to eat the seeds off. I doubt the basic premise that goats will be any better than starving cattle or sheep for controlling rushes, and they will be starving goats if they have to eat rushes. </p><p></p><p>The rush puts lots of energy into making the vegetation unpalatable, grass puts very little energy into making it's vegetation unpalatable, that puts grass at an advantage IF you top them all frequently. So graze in sections, then top what's left.</p><p></p><p>Rotational grazing is not especially effective in controlling some worms, their life cycle is matched to the new flush of grass after a herd moves through, so they're just getting ready at the same time the grass is. Cutting the crop for hay or silage, or grazing a different species is more effective.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wisconsonian, post: 7953850, member: 150618"] Goats are picky eaters, they can select the better feed parts out of plants that cattle cannot. Goats are can control thistles, broadleaf weeds, brush. They love multiflora rose. They do not like mature stemmy grass, unless it's to eat the seeds off. I doubt the basic premise that goats will be any better than starving cattle or sheep for controlling rushes, and they will be starving goats if they have to eat rushes. The rush puts lots of energy into making the vegetation unpalatable, grass puts very little energy into making it's vegetation unpalatable, that puts grass at an advantage IF you top them all frequently. So graze in sections, then top what's left. Rotational grazing is not especially effective in controlling some worms, their life cycle is matched to the new flush of grass after a herd moves through, so they're just getting ready at the same time the grass is. Cutting the crop for hay or silage, or grazing a different species is more effective. [/QUOTE]
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