Goats Clear Kudzu
Like 3 Dislike 0 Published on 19 Jun 2013
Fighting nature with nature. The city of Tryon is pitting goats versus kudzu on one two acre plot of land owned by the city.
Kudzu is a highly invasive plant, infamous in the South for overtaking trees, shrubs and anything else in its way.
But 25 goats have been hired by the Pacolet Area Conservancy to eradicate the weeds. The herd is fenced in, and will live on the two acres for the month of June.
At $12,000 a month renting the herd was the cheapest option to clear the kudzu, costing less than manual labor and polluting less than herbicide.
[They] get rid of the non-natives, they fertilize the ground, they don't make any noise, they don't make any pollution - and they're fun to look at, said Land Protection Specialist at the Pacolet Area Conservancy Pam Torlina.
By Ashlea SurlesFollow Ashlea on Twitter @AshleaSurles
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