Targeted goat grazing is gaining popularity, these businesses are taking the opportunity by the horns

Charlie Fisher, owner of Falcon Farm Co. and an affiliate of Goats on the Go, checks on one of his goat herds at a jobsite in rural North Liberty. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW
An idea for a “cool retirement job” became a full-time endeavor in July for Tamra and Ryan Elliott, owners and operators of Go-At It, a targeted goat grazing company.
Targeted grazing is a vegetation management strategy that uses goats as an alternative to herbicides, cutting and mowing, and its environmentally-friendly methods have made it an increasingly sought-after service.
“We saw the wonderful effects that it…

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