Dennis Buermann's cows eating White top during training

The Cooperative Weed Management Association in Harney County, Oregon invited me to work with some local ranchers to teach their cows to eat four of their nastiest weeds.  I sent instructions ahead so that the ranchers could begin training by introducing their animals to a series of new foods.  I arrived for the first day of introducing weeds and worked with seven ranchers from June 10 – June 19, 2010.

This was an excellent opportunity to try some weeds that I’d never trained cows to eat before. I’ll be sharing more about what I learned in the next couple of days.