Effective Weed Control

ABC Jennifer Nichols - 23rd September 2016

 

A Sunshine Coast man who hires out herbivores as weed busters is urging more people to consider getting a goat as a lawn mower. Leo Phelan owns Arborcare Queensland, and for 25 years his team of arborists and ecologists has used traditional methods to manage trees and natural areas, and rehabilitate degraded environments.

 

But three years ago he established Eco-Goats, using the animals as an alternative to chemicals to graze weeds in difficult-to-access areas. "Goats for me are a long-term passion, and we've evolved something else out of our business," Mr Phelan said.