Managed Goat Grazing & Re-seeding

Comparison	Goats	Chemicals
Addresses the problem (don’t chase symptoms)	YES	NO
Increases soil water holding capacity	YES	NO
Increases soil organic matter	YES	NO
Self-propelled Equipment	YES	NO
Tillage action on soil: aeration, churning	YES	NO
Selective for plant species	YES	+/-
Builds soil nutrition	YES	NO
Augments soil microbes and microbial activity	YES	NO
Recycles existing plant materials on-site	YES	NO
Moves Plant succession forward	YES	NO
Can be applied any season of the year	YES	NO
Safe for ALL Living things	YES	NO
Builds a self-sustaining plant community	YES	NO
Keeps fungi:bacteria ratio 1:1 for grassland health	YES	NO
Can be applied in rain, snow, wind (20-40-80 mph)	YES	NO
Favorable publicity for treatment methods	YES	NO
Recycles nutrients to available form for plants	YES	NO
Protects soil by covering with mulch/fertilizer	YES	NO
Irrigation with nitrogen included	YES	NO
Prepared seedbed (fertilizer, irrigation, aeration)	YES	NO
Packs seedbed after all ingredients applied	YES	NO
Total reclamation time takes 3-5 years	YES	NO
Soil erosion mitigation by herd action/hoof action	YES	NO
Automatic calibrating equipment	YES	NO
Focus is on Living entities	YES	NO
Treatments NOT dependent on ambient temperature	YES	NO
Treatment Nurtures the entire system	YES	NO
Typically subject to Human error	NO	YES