Goat Grazing Service used to combat Garlic Mustard and Dame's Rocket

Goat Dispatch LLC dispatched goats to eat invasive Garlic Mustard, Dame's Rocket and Buckthorn. In the spring of 2015 volunteer wildflower spotters came across a heavily infested patch of Garlic Mustard in a remote part of the River Bend Nature Center in Faribault, MN. The topography of this area is very steep with deep ravines and lots of downed trees. Hand-pulling and weed-whipping options were not an option with lack of funds and volunteer help. Dave Lee and Jake Langeslag (the Goat Wranglers) Deployed goats from April 28th until July 3rd and grazed close to 8 acres of deeply infested garlic mustard. Goats grazed the leaves and seed heads off of the plants while they were still forming. This practice dramatically reduced the amount of seeds that were dropped. It is our hopes that we will be able to graze this area again in 2016 as many 1st year garlic mustard plants were also observed at this location. Be sure to subscribe to our channel or visit our website www.goatdispatch.com for further updates!