IARN — Brush management can be a difficult and somewhat dangerous job for landowners, especially if that land is uneven. It also requires a lot of inputs like herbicides, which can also cause weeds to become resistant and make the problem even worse. You’d think that grazing cattle would be able to help, but they’re fairly picky about what they’ll eat- they prefer grass. Goats, on the other hand, will eat just about anything. Adam Ledvina, owner of Iowa Kiko Goats, said he realized how goats could be used for “goatscaping” and decided to try and develop them as an extra tool that farmers and landowners can use for brush management.
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