Kimberley sandalwood producer trades in pesticides for hungry goats to tackle invasive weeds in Ord Valley
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Mitch Firth is the operations manager for Santanol in Kununurra.
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The Kimberley s biggest flock of goats and lambs has been very busy keeping multi-million dollar Indian sandalwood plantations free of invasive weeds in the Ord Irrigation Scheme this wet season.
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A Kimberley sandalwood producer has traded in weed pesticides for hungry goats
Santanol hopes the trial can be expanded to cater for up to 5,000 goats
Silvopasturalism – the practice of integrating forestry with the grazing of livestock – is not a new concept in agribusiness.