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

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  • 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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