Harvest - Goat Dispatch

05 July 2022

City of New Brighton turns to eco-friendly option to get rid of buckthorn

NEW BRIGHTON, Minn. (FOX 9) – On this Earth Day, the city of New Brighton is turning to an eco-friendly option to get rid of an invasive plant. A small herd of 18 goats has overtaken Creekview Park, helping remove 10 acres of invasive buckthorn from the area. Belton: Unsold

05 July 2022

Goats busy eating invasive vegetation in Rochester Park

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – Goats have been busy eating invasive vegetation in a Rochester park. There are about 200 goats at Bear Creek Park off of Marion Road. They are part of the company called Goat Dispatch. They are an eco-friendly way of managing invasive buckthorn plants that choke out healthy native plants. According