Farmers Are Using Guinea Pigs To Save The WORLD..

Welcome back to Down On The Farm, today on the channel we are going to discuss about This farmer using guinea pigs to control weeds is all you need to brighten your day. A Far North Queensland farmer is trialing guinea pigs to control weeds on his farm and he says besides being absolutely adorable, they are also “extremely effective”. Guinea pigs have long served us as cute and cuddly pets, but until now, their talent for converting weeds into fertilizer has been largely overlooked by the agriculture industry.

Sheep, goats and cattle are the usual livestock employed for the task, but their hooves compact and erode soil. Goats in particular are known for eating trees, fruit crops, and other things a farmer would prefer they did not. Biodynamic farmer John Gargan has come up with a novel solution, adding 50 weed-busters of a totally different stature to his operation at Mutchilba, west of Cairns. “A lot of people think I’m crazy, but I just get so much joy out of these little guys doing their job,” Mr Gargan said. “There’s no superannuation loading, they don’t mind doing the job, and they turn up every day.” “And the job they’re doing is quite amazing, you know. “They’re really doing a number on this grass, it was right up into the trees and quite dense and green, and they’ve only been here a week and now it’s mown beautifully.” Mr Gargan has been farming for 60 years, but he has never been afraid to try new things on his farm.

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