Do goats eat kudzu?
Yes — goats are the classic kudzu solution.
Kudzu — "the vine that ate the South" — grows up to a foot a day and laughs at mowing. Goats eat it with genuine enthusiasm: leaves, vines, and growing tips. Field research has found sustained goat grazing dramatically more effective (and cheaper) than herbicides at reducing kudzu infestations, because repeated defoliation drains the plant's massive root reserves.
The key word is sustained. Kudzu's roots can weigh hundreds of pounds, so a single pass is a haircut, not a cure. A season or two of repeat grazing, though, and the vine visibly loses the war. Railroads and highway departments have used exactly this approach on embankments machinery can't reach.
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