Goats on the Go

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Discover how this Iowa company uses goats for targeted grazing in an environmentally friendly way. The goats help clear areas of dense brush or noxious weeds on public and private land without needing to use poisonous herbicides, special equipment or a lot of manpower.
Original broadcast date: July 12, 2017
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  • @gilwood7530
    @gilwood75304 жыл бұрын

    Goats are perfect little critters ! My buddy has 3 and 2 of them are indoor pets . They are as sweet as any dog or cat and get along well with their cat siblings . They are little cuddle bugs . Very smart too

  • @evanpenny348
    @evanpenny3484 жыл бұрын

    Goats have been demonized and largely eliminated from the Mediterranean, but their loss there is largely to blame for the resurgence of summer fires in this region. Bring back goats, I say. Well done.

  • @Reincarnation111
    @Reincarnation1113 жыл бұрын

    A win-win solution....and so adorable. I would love to have them come to my yard anytime if I can pet them too.

  • @paulflores9909
    @paulflores99094 жыл бұрын

    Goat manures are great fertilizer.

  • @tjwilson1591
    @tjwilson15915 жыл бұрын

    Fabulous! Definitely the best way to go, I love non-invasive, non-poisonous solutions!

  • @downbntout
    @downbntout4 жыл бұрын

    I'm relieved to hear him mention savanna. Trees less densely spread is all that means, and grasslands do better with partial shade. Livestock need shade and the trees benefit from manure. A pasture with scattered trees all over it is best so the livestock move, not camping too long in one spot. Pasture is younger and sweeter further into summer with some shade time, not lignified so soon

  • @AriongMoses

    @AriongMoses

    2 жыл бұрын

    knknnk

  • @hemaccabe4292
    @hemaccabe42922 жыл бұрын

    I love watching goats eat.

  • @barbaraconnett5057
    @barbaraconnett5057 Жыл бұрын

    Wounderful, thank you!

  • @XOXOXOXOXOXOX88888
    @XOXOXOXOXOXOX888884 жыл бұрын

    I LOOOOVE GOATS! THEY ARE AMAZING!!!!!

  • @ramonebarker9613
    @ramonebarker96134 жыл бұрын

    Goats are amazing animals, love em👍 I have five of my own😎

  • @danamay1718
    @danamay17184 жыл бұрын

    They are so cute too. I want 2.

  • @billderinbaja3883
    @billderinbaja38833 жыл бұрын

    Goats on the Go, I love you guys... hard work, awesome service business.... no one ever talks about the fact that the goats are not just cutting weeds, they are digesting and recycling nutrients to the earth in the best possible way. The southeastern US is being overrun by kudzu... they need more goats! California forests need goats! Washington and Oregon are overrun with blackberries, need goats!

  • @donberry6079
    @donberry60794 жыл бұрын

    Goats are great. Get rid of bad weeds, feed goats and they are fun to watch. Go goats !!

  • @dereksuddreth8672
    @dereksuddreth86724 жыл бұрын

    Goats are browsers, not grazers! Get it right City Slickers! Browsers (goats, deer) glean leaves, bark and stems from plants, while grazers (cows, sheep) clip vegetation at or near ground level. Kings Mountain State Park (here in upstate SC) hires goats as a sustainable way to clear underbrush and reduce wildfires. I am seriously considering starting a small herd of my own with Kiko (meat) goats. Kikos originated in New Zealand, are disease and parasite resistant and can thrive on browsing and mineral supplements here in the temperate Mid-Atlantic states.

  • @lisagay7271
    @lisagay72714 жыл бұрын

    So,beautiful, I,love,them😍😎🙄🦓🦓🤩😁

  • @downbntout
    @downbntout4 жыл бұрын

    Goats love California's chaparral that burns so bad. Certainly they need more contract graziers like this team

  • @jorgeu8727
    @jorgeu87274 жыл бұрын

    Goats making America Great Again !

  • @Donkey2_
    @Donkey2_4 жыл бұрын

    Nice guy and very good idea using the goats to help clear areas of dense brush or noxious weeds on public and private land without needing to use poisonous herbicides, special equipment or a lot of manpower I never like the idea of using animals for work but this one I don't mind because it benefits both people and animals. Goats get to eat fresh nature and in return we get fresh clean environment without worrying about pesticides and chemicals.

  • @fasttrucker55
    @fasttrucker552 жыл бұрын

    Great story love it

  • @jamessang1704
    @jamessang17044 жыл бұрын

    Good info!

  • @replica1052
    @replica10523 жыл бұрын

    goats and humans belong togheter - goats and humans grew up togheter - thousands of years in the making

  • @CharlotteFairchild
    @CharlotteFairchild3 жыл бұрын

    Look up "Charlotte Kudzu" for 2 songs about kudzu. My favorite is "Kudzilla" and "Kudzu Covered Land" is a close second!

  • @elainetcherneshoff7648
    @elainetcherneshoff76482 жыл бұрын

    We live too far away. Can you suggest breeds that would be good for brush clearing

  • @Midwestmex1
    @Midwestmex12 жыл бұрын

    I love goaaaaaats

  • @capitansam5958
    @capitansam59584 жыл бұрын

    I love this . Less chemical thank s S

  • @charlesbale8376
    @charlesbale83763 жыл бұрын

    Much better approach for land management.

  • @takayama1638
    @takayama16384 жыл бұрын

    Goats quiet too, and don’t pollute.

  • @joeyshofner639
    @joeyshofner6393 жыл бұрын

    what about all the ticks the goats pick up?

  • @GailS.7777
    @GailS.77773 жыл бұрын

    Are ticks and fleas a problem for the goats?

  • @jasonallen6653
    @jasonallen66534 жыл бұрын

    We've used goats milk to treat asthma here in Ireland for decades. Grass only goats are no good, it has to be the multi grazers li!e these goats......new business idea? You're welcome. 😊

  • @Luis-xr6ec
    @Luis-xr6ec4 жыл бұрын

    It’s relaxing to see them eat away.

  • @hidayatafridi1019
    @hidayatafridi10194 жыл бұрын

    Its a win win situation for everybody. Free food for goats free milk free meat free money

  • @peterclark4685
    @peterclark46855 жыл бұрын

    The cost difference was a wash? Sounds like more people need to think goats first and get some competition happening.

  • @rajajosephs4262
    @rajajosephs42625 жыл бұрын

    does the goat stomach break down the seeds or do they just spread them more ?

  • @lev-tovzohar9318

    @lev-tovzohar9318

    5 жыл бұрын

    A similar video I watched today indicated the goat's teeth cut and grind, leaving less that one percent of seed fertile.

  • @gilwood7530

    @gilwood7530

    4 жыл бұрын

    It has more to do with the way they chew up the seeds ...plants do not spread

  • @charlieswearingen500

    @charlieswearingen500

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lev-tovzohar9318 A goat's digestive tract destroys the majority of seeds...

  • @michaelhauser603
    @michaelhauser6032 жыл бұрын

    Do goats eat buckthorn?

  • @BillSmith-ut5li
    @BillSmith-ut5li4 жыл бұрын

    Goats don't graze they browse get it right. If you want to control grasses you use sheep or cattle they grass if you want to control weeds and brush you use goats they browse. The combination of sheep and goat will do an excellent job.

  • @ovh992
    @ovh9923 жыл бұрын

    I love goats! Natures weed wackers!

  • @deenibeeniable
    @deenibeeniable4 жыл бұрын

    Are there things they "don't" eat? Example: In a lot of areas cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) is choking out native plants, growing through & around patches of rare native plants. Would there be a way to see if they would leave those alone, or is it pretty much "if it's there they'll eat it"?

  • @shammydammy2610

    @shammydammy2610

    3 жыл бұрын

    There are a few things they won't eat. Cheatgrass isn't one of them. Unfortunately, they will eat a lot of rare native plants as well.

  • @deenibeeniable

    @deenibeeniable

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@shammydammy2610 cheatgrass is destroying so much. No one even knows about it. I've tried contacting the local fire authority, see if anything can be done just on the basis of fire hazard. They think I'm nuts. Called Code Enforcement, I said how about pushing the deadline for weed abatement to a point when the plant is still green & won't drop seeds? Nope.

  • @shammydammy2610

    @shammydammy2610

    11 ай бұрын

    @Nicholas TV Not much.

  • @shammydammy2610

    @shammydammy2610

    11 ай бұрын

    @Nicholas TV I live in Central Mexico, write, sew and play video games.

  • @shammydammy2610

    @shammydammy2610

    11 ай бұрын

    @Nicholas TV I don't.

  • @jakk.2607
    @jakk.26073 жыл бұрын

    do goats eat kudzu?

  • @lucashogland8815
    @lucashogland88155 жыл бұрын

    I want to get into goat business but what type of goats are there

  • @lucashogland8815

    @lucashogland8815

    5 жыл бұрын

    they

  • @marlenalinne7958

    @marlenalinne7958

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lucas. Google it and do a little research.

  • @downbntout

    @downbntout

    4 жыл бұрын

    Anything you can get

  • @shammydammy2610

    @shammydammy2610

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well...there are two basic types of goats, meat or dairy. For this, you'd want meat goats.

  • @lucashogland8815

    @lucashogland8815

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well I'm in the business now doing good with a small herd of kikos

  • @animalbusiness
    @animalbusiness Жыл бұрын

    Good luck

  • @dillardjenkins5118
    @dillardjenkins51184 жыл бұрын

    Goat Bar B Q is delicious if it's cooked right.

  • @victorioflores2294
    @victorioflores22944 жыл бұрын

    And they say the saliva of the Goats make the plants and weeds not able to sprout at once or take time to grow back again.

  • @paulflores9909
    @paulflores99094 жыл бұрын

    Goat meats are delicious too.

  • @pboyd4278
    @pboyd4278 Жыл бұрын

    Great story but I don't really buy into their claim that "free browse" is more expensive than feeding "on site".

  • @eclecticteachings7277
    @eclecticteachings72775 жыл бұрын

    I love this video it's so cute. But, I bet if you had witches on the go they would get rid of it faster than the goats.

  • @randykubick
    @randykubick2 жыл бұрын

    toro goats

  • @pb3030
    @pb3030 Жыл бұрын

    What about the goat farts?

  • @annaw982
    @annaw9824 жыл бұрын

    No pesticides, loud machines & repair parts, no workmans comp, health insurance, salaries, labor union negotiations.... etc. No one wants to eat goat meat. Period! Stick to the land management fees & hold in-house school field trips husband for $6 to 9 bucks a child. Total tim I'm a teacher and I would love to take my children to visit and learn about animal husbandry.

  • @shammydammy2610

    @shammydammy2610

    3 жыл бұрын

    Speak for yourself. Goat is good eating. BBQ cabrito, yum.

  • @srinivenkataraman2413
    @srinivenkataraman2413 Жыл бұрын

    At the end of the day, are these goats milked? That will be an income stream.

  • @wiseobserver7891
    @wiseobserver78914 жыл бұрын

    And you fertilize the soil with their pooh. Best way to treat environment. :)

  • @craigaladd3262
    @craigaladd32622 жыл бұрын

    Did anyone mention climate emergency.? One of the comments " we get a good defoliation " unquote this seems a contradiction when carbon sequestration and the planting of a large number of trees is the order of the day in order to sequester carbon. Rewilding with native ungulates seems ethical. Be vegan. Be kind. Be well Namaste

  • @jonallie1117
    @jonallie11174 жыл бұрын

    Here's an idea for Kudzu. Use prison inmates - start a goat farm at the prison then inmates take the goats to eat the Kudzu. After goats eat up an area then other inmates have to dig up all of the roots and make herbs, starch, breading, kudzu potatoes etc. And others can pick and package the leaves and package for salad type food. Of course, make sure they don't pick poison ivy. Also, prepare the vines for making baskets and/or rope then send to a factory for that purpose and train the inmates to make everything out of this Kudzu then when they get out of prison they have a free resource for making money - even offer company contracts for those whom did a good job upon their release from prison.

  • @tritchie6272

    @tritchie6272

    4 жыл бұрын

    I seen a video of a guy in the Carolina's who has a herd of goats he hires out to eat kudzu.

  • @LiberalsRuinEverything.
    @LiberalsRuinEverything.4 жыл бұрын

    Luv the goats let's not eat them.

  • @michaelplunkett8059

    @michaelplunkett8059

    Жыл бұрын

    Waste the meat they worked so hard to produce? Circle of life.

  • @danawallace110
    @danawallace110 Жыл бұрын

    Goats are browsers, and prefer eating above knee height. After everything above the knees is eliminated, it doesn't take long to mow it too the dirt.

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