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<title>A shepherd&apos;s flock tackles nature&apos;s toughest plants</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 19, 2011) Sheep – and cows and other livestock – can munch through a field in no time.  In the process, they can upend the natural distribution of plants in the area.  With the right shepherd, though, it turns out that sheep can bring balance to an ecosystem by eating invasive plants, and do the job of a lawnmower, or an herbicide, without the pollution. WMHT’s Marie Cusick reports for the Innovation Trail. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18032/20110719/a-shepherd-apos-s-flock-tackles-nature-apos-s-toughest-plants">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sheep – and cows and other livestock – can munch through a field in no time.  In the process, they can upend the natural distribution of plants in the area.  With the right shepherd, though, it turns out that sheep can bring balance to an ecosystem by eating invasive plants, and do the job of a lawnmower, or an herbicide, without the pollution. WMHT’s Marie Cusick reports for the Innovation Trail. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18032/20110719/a-shepherd-apos-s-flock-tackles-nature-apos-s-toughest-plants">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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