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CONTROLLING BUCKTHORN WITH SHEEP

CONTROLLING BUCKTHORN WITH SHEEP. PART THREE BY NANCY LUNZER . PART THREE: CONTROLLING BUCKTHORN WITH SHEEP. Pressure by grazing sheep will prevent buckthorn seedlings from getting RE-established. Hair sheep were chosen because they both graze on grass and browse on brush.

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CONTROLLING BUCKTHORN WITH SHEEP

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  1. CONTROLLING BUCKTHORN WITH SHEEP PART THREE BY NANCY LUNZER

  2. PART THREE: CONTROLLING BUCKTHORN WITH SHEEP

  3. Pressure by grazing sheep will prevent buckthorn seedlings from getting RE-established.

  4. Hair sheep were chosen because they both graze on grass and browse on brush

  5. Hair sheep don’t require shearing, de-horning or tail docking.

  6. They eat buckthorn and most other plants

  7. Shade grass varieties are shade tolerant

  8. BUT SHADE grass WILL PRODUCE MORE FORAGE IF IT RECEIVES MORE LIGHT

  9. DECAYED OR DAMAGED TREES WERE REMOVED TO OPEN THE CANOPY

  10. REMOVAL OF OLDER TREES ALLOWS YOUNGER TREES TO GROW

  11. THE CULLED TREES WILL BE USED AS FIREWOOD

  12. GRASS IS ALLOWED TO GROW SIX INCHES TALL BEFORE GRAZING

  13. SHEEP ARE REMOVED WHEN GRASS GETS SHORTER THAN THREE INCHES

  14. AREAS NOT HOGGED OFF WILL BE GRAZED BY SHEEP TO SEE THEIR IMPACT ON BUCKTHORN

  15. WOODLAND PLANTS ARE A VIABLE FEED SOURCE FOR SHEEP

  16. PARASITE INFESTATION OCCURS WHEN SHEEP GRAZE THE SAME AREAS ALL SEASON LONG

  17. ROTATING SHEEP TO NEW PASTURES WILL BREAK THE PARASITE CYCLE

  18. ROTATING WITH OTHER SPECIES WILL REDUCE SPECIES SPECIFIC PARASITES

  19. TRADITIONAL PARASITE MANAGEMENT INVOLVES PERIODIC WORMING SCHEDULES

  20. FECAL Egg COUNT • FECAL EGG COUNTS CAN DETERMINE AMOUNT OF PARASITE INFESTATION • THESE SHEEP HAD A MILD INFESTATION AND WERE WORMED TO PREPARE FOR BREEDING. • A RE-CHECK WAS DONE 3 WEEKS BEFORE LAMBING AND NO PARASITE EGGS WERE FOUND AND NO WORMING WAS NEEDED • FECAL TESTING HAS ALREADY REDUCED THE USE OF WORMERS ON THIS FARM • REDUCED USE OF WORMERS WILL PREVENT PARASITE RESISTENCE TO WORMING AGENTS

  21. SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION • A SPECIAL THANKS TO SARE FOR MAKING THIS PROJECT POSSIBLE • AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO TONY MILLER, OF THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FORESTRY DIVISION, MORA MINNESOTA WHO OVERSAW THIS PROJECT FROM ITS ONSET IN 2010. • AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO NATE TEIG OF AMERY, WISCONSIN WHO HAS BEEN A GREAT RESOURCE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE HAIR SHEEP. • AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO SCOTT WAGNER WHO WORKED ON EVERY ASPECT OF THIS PROJECT TO MAKE IT A SUCCESS.

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