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NOTES:
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Tuesday, 28 July 2020
Tues 28 July All seen and appear well apart from being covered in flies. Just as a point of interest is Ragwort poisonous to the cattle? There are a few plants growing in the field.
Hi Ragwort is poisonous to cattle but they dont eat it as its distasteful. Ragwort only becomes a problem in fields that are over grazed with little or no other vegetation or if people pick it and drop it as it then looses its distastefulness. Ragwort is a fabulous nectar source for insects and doesn't really deserve its reputation.
If it takes over an area it needs dealing with but generally this only happens when areas are grazed too hard as it likes bare ground to seed into!
Hi Ragwort is poisonous to cattle but they dont eat it as its distasteful. Ragwort only becomes a problem in fields that are over grazed with little or no other vegetation or if people pick it and drop it as it then looses its distastefulness. Ragwort is a fabulous nectar source for insects and doesn't really deserve its reputation.
ReplyDeleteIf it takes over an area it needs dealing with but generally this only happens when areas are grazed too hard as it likes bare ground to seed into!
Thanks for pointing it out though.
Ian