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Golf Course Turns To Goats To Keep Grounds Clear

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The goats are already at work clearing brush.
Daniel Mausolf

  Goats on a golf course!

The University of Michigan's Radrick Farms Golf Course recently turned to an environmentally safe method to clear out some problem areas near the course infested with invasive plant species such as poison ivy, buckthorn and honeysuckle. They rented ten goats from a nearby farm and let them eat away the problem.

89.1 WEMU's Lisa Barry spoke with Paul Scott, the general manager of the course, and you can hear the interview here:

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Lisa Barry was a reporter, and host of All Things Considered on 89.1 WEMU.