Currently my land is leased to an individual for cattle; he had been leasing it prior to me purchasing it , so I continued the lease until I'm ready to take over. This year (more than last year) the pasture is full of woolly croton (goatweed) waist high. The land has never been farmed organically, so from an organic perpective, what benefit does this weed offer the land, or is it just a sign of poor soil? Next, should it be controlled or just let it grow in hopes that it will be minimized with an organic program? It may be 2-3 years before I'll be ready to take over with an organic program. Although, I can do some organic test plots.
Thanks,
Tom
|