SEEDH Goat Operations Overview
What SEEDH’s Goats Can Do for You
Goats eat thorns and plants that cows and sheep don’t eat.
100 goats eat a half acre per day depending on the vegetation.
How SEEDH Does This
We manage the entire process. We estimate cost to you based on some of the following considerations:
Every property is different and everyone has different landscape objectives.
That’s why we like to come and visit you, take a look at your property and your weeds and brush, and talk to you about what you want to accomplish.
We reach places a mower, bush hog, tractor can't reach, and do jobs too small for a chainsaw crew.
We are cost competitive, and excited to work with you on your site and goals!
What’s the first step?
Our process is simple. Initially, we’ll come meet with you and discuss what area you want cleared and how fast you want it done. The size and topography of the area will determine how many goats are needed.
Then what?
After we come to agreement, we’ll provide you with an estimate for the job. Once you give us the “green light” and sign the service agreement, we bring in the goats on an agreed-upon schedule.
What do I have to do to get ready?
Nothing. When we arrive, we’ll put up temporary fencing (self-powered, electrified netting) if needed, and turn out the goats. We provide everything the goats need, including water troughs and nutritional supplements (again, if needed). We will supervise the goats while they’re on your property. And when we leave, we’ll remove all evidence that the goats were ever there—except, of course, for your now weed and brush free property (and a little bit of fertilizer).
Where do we operate?
We serve farmers, ranchers, public land managers, homeowners, business owners, and property managers in Southern West Virginia, Southwestern Virginia, and I-77 North Carolina.
Sources
[1] J. Johnson and R. Wells, “Goats and Weed Control,” The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, October 2007. Available at http://www.noble.org/ag/soils/goats/.
[2] K.C. Harrington et al, “Recovery and viability of seed ingested by goats,” New Zealand Plant Protection Society, 2011. Available online at http://www.cabi.org/isc/FullTextPDF/2011/20113406633.pdf.
See this great operation out West: https://werentgoats.com/index.html
Everything you ever wanted to know about renting goats.
What SEEDH’s Goats Can Do for You
Goats eat thorns and plants that cows and sheep don’t eat.
- They THRIVE on kudzu, poison ivy, multiflora rose, holly, pine, wild grape vines, briers, bamboo, etc.
- They eat the weeds, brush, and woody plants. They also eat the seed heads first!
- They are lighter on the land than bulldozers and better for the environment, especially for bees.
- They access brush on hillsides, knolls, in ravines, and in other places hard to reach with a bush hog.
- They provide long-term solutions to weed and brush control.
- They are more economical than big machines and sprayers.
100 goats eat a half acre per day depending on the vegetation.
How SEEDH Does This
We manage the entire process. We estimate cost to you based on some of the following considerations:
- distance from one of our main sites (Union Grove, NC; Kimball, WV; Tazewell, VA).
- amount and kind of grass/brush/briers to be managed by goats
- infrastructure we must bring with us and not provided by your site: electric netting, electric chargers, mobile waterers, an ATV, a small hauling trailer
- access to the site by a livestock trailer
- access to water on site for the goats
- goals for land and brush clearing
- shelter available or do we need to provide it for goat
Every property is different and everyone has different landscape objectives.
That’s why we like to come and visit you, take a look at your property and your weeds and brush, and talk to you about what you want to accomplish.
We reach places a mower, bush hog, tractor can't reach, and do jobs too small for a chainsaw crew.
We are cost competitive, and excited to work with you on your site and goals!
What’s the first step?
Our process is simple. Initially, we’ll come meet with you and discuss what area you want cleared and how fast you want it done. The size and topography of the area will determine how many goats are needed.
Then what?
After we come to agreement, we’ll provide you with an estimate for the job. Once you give us the “green light” and sign the service agreement, we bring in the goats on an agreed-upon schedule.
What do I have to do to get ready?
Nothing. When we arrive, we’ll put up temporary fencing (self-powered, electrified netting) if needed, and turn out the goats. We provide everything the goats need, including water troughs and nutritional supplements (again, if needed). We will supervise the goats while they’re on your property. And when we leave, we’ll remove all evidence that the goats were ever there—except, of course, for your now weed and brush free property (and a little bit of fertilizer).
Where do we operate?
We serve farmers, ranchers, public land managers, homeowners, business owners, and property managers in Southern West Virginia, Southwestern Virginia, and I-77 North Carolina.
Sources
[1] J. Johnson and R. Wells, “Goats and Weed Control,” The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, October 2007. Available at http://www.noble.org/ag/soils/goats/.
[2] K.C. Harrington et al, “Recovery and viability of seed ingested by goats,” New Zealand Plant Protection Society, 2011. Available online at http://www.cabi.org/isc/FullTextPDF/2011/20113406633.pdf.
See this great operation out West: https://werentgoats.com/index.html
Everything you ever wanted to know about renting goats.
