Sheep News: Sheep Used to Combat Noxious Weeds

Pat Hatfield has 120 warm fuzzy sheep out east of Bozeman, and they're not just grazing, they're keeping a grain field clear of weeds and herbicides, too.

Hatfield, a Montana State University sheep researcher, is trying to take the now-well-known ability of sheep to graze noxious weeds from the range and into grain fields. Sheep are a proven control for leafy spurge and spotted knapweed on the range. Using them in grain fields looks like one of the proverbial win-win situations as well: crop growers use the sheep to cut fuel and herbicide costs and sheep producers use the field to cut feed costs.


Great use of sheep :-) And an extra win: they are fluffy too!

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