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“Save the environment, Save the pollinators, Renting goats/sheep for grazing invasive species is our motto”.
Browsing Green Goats rent a goat business is on the leading edge of invasive species management using goats in Maryland, and Virginia.
Goats love eating unwanted vegetation – it’s their natural food.
Rates are determined by the size of the area to be munched and the density of the vegetation/distance from the farm/how much clearing has to be done to put up the temporary electric fencing for the goats.
Size x density + herd size = # of days to complete
Goat’s favorite things to eat are Poison Ivy, Kudzu, Phragmites, Knotweed, Wisteria, Oriental Bittersweet, Multiflora Rose, Japanese Honeysuckle, and Reed Grass.
But you say, “I’ll just hire machinery that’s easy to do?
Goats browse in places machinery can’t reach, and humans don’t want to go (remember, goats eat poison ivy). For instance, slopes, wetlands, critical areas, and rough terrain. You don’t need a permit to use goats in the critical area. We do projects from 1/2 acre – to 20 acres. Projects under a 1/2 are not your best option.
Your next option could be herbicides.
Let’s face it, even if used by a licensed applicator you are still harming the environment for generations to come. Do you want that? I certainly don’t. “SPRAYING is not cool.” The dangers of herbicides are:
In lab tests, glyphosate and herbicides containing glyphosate caused genetic damage to human and animal cells.
Disclaimer: Goats do not eat English Ivy as a first preference; if you have an English Ivy problem and that’s the only thing for the goats to eat, our goats are not the best choice for you. Furthermore, they will strip the plants and trees they enjoy from the top down; they eat the ground cover last. They leave the stalks of the briar bushes and small trees. As a result, don’t expect the property to look like a man-powered weed-eater went through when the goats are finished. If the job is less than a half-acre, Browsing Green Goats for rent is not your best option, as we have a minimum charge that may not be feasible for a small lot.
In conclusion, not all job sites work out for the goats/sheep. Hiring Browsing Green Goats of Maryland isn’t always best, which is why an evaluation is necessary.
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