Goats used to fight leafy spurge in Manitoba pastures
A Manitoba Agriculture and Food and MGPSP tour highlights goats as a weed control method for leafy spurge. Goats strip leaves but spare grass, with four to five years needed to curb the weed. Producers like Pierre Vallotton and Mark Bok report successful control and ongoing monitoring through PEP and MGPSP funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Thornton
Manitoba Agriculture and Food
MAF
Brandon
MGPSP
Manitoba
Pierre Vallotton
Stockton
Vallotton
PEP
Minnedosa
Holland
Pierre
Brian Downie
Downie
Mark Bok
Wawanesa
Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council
Bok
Canada
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