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Subject: Re: Joy of this, Joy of that
Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2024 10:24:21 +0100
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On Thu, 5 Dec 2024, rbowman wrote:

> On Wed, 4 Dec 2024 21:52:51 +0100, D wrote:
>
>> Fascinating! Had no idea they were picky eaters! Maybe the goats were
>> less picky?
>
> They will eat spurge if they run out of more palatable food. Some have
> reported success.
>
> https://www.realagriculture.com/2018/03/controlling-leafy-spurge-one-
> flock-at-a-time/
>
> I don't know the full story. They did it for a few years but when the
> sheep went home signs would go up along the trails saying they were going
> to treat the area with herbicide.
>
> The idea wasn't all that popular with hikers. Dogs were banned both to
> prevent them harassing the sheep and to reduce conflicts with the
> sheepdogs. The sheepdogs were even aggressive to humans. They never tried
> to bite me but they gave the impression I wasn't welcome.
>
> The goats were never used on the mountain. I go past the farm on my way to
> work and noticed it switched from sheep to goats and a lonesome looking
> yak. Quite a few sheep operations have shut down. Lamb has went out of
> favor and much of what is available comes from New Zealand. I don't know
> how profitable wool production is either.
>

Well one thing is sure, it's not easy to be a farmer.