101. The Smarter Way to Manage Invasive Weeds on Your Ranch with Ben Habig
Invasive weeds can quietly reduce carrying capacity and create long-term management challenges across a ranch. In this episode, John Haskell sits down with Ben Habig to discuss how prescribed grazing with goats and sheep can provide a biological alternative to chemical weed control. Using species like leafy spurge and houndstongue as examples, Ben explains how targeted grazing can reduce weed pressure, improve pasture utilization, and support healthier soils and riparian areas.
The conversation also explores the realities of managing small ruminants, including fencing, predators, labor, and…
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