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Kimberley sandalwood producer trades in pesticides for hungry goats to tackle invasive weeds in Ord Valley
The Kimberley’s biggest flock of goats and lambs has been very busy keeping multi-million dollar Indian sandalwood plantations free of invasive weeds in the Ord Irrigation Scheme this wet season.
Key points:
- Silvopasturalism is the practice of integrating forestry with the grazing of livestock
- A Kimberley sandalwood producer has traded in weed pesticides for hungry goats
- Santanol hopes the trial can be expanded to cater for up to 5,000 goats
Silvopasturalism – the practice of integrating forestry with the grazing of livestock – is not a new concept in agribusiness.
But Santanol’s trial is thought to be a first for the Australian sandalwood industry and has helped to drastically reduce chemical usage, as well as delivering significant…
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