In article ,
Marco Schwarz writes:
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| It fails to point out that is a significant issue only for
| ragwort growing in hay fields, when the hay is cut,
| ragwort and all;
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| Jein..! ;-) "Jein" is German and has - context based - two
| different meanings ("yes and no" | "neither yes nor no").
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| Well it is said sheeps, goats, cows and horses with outdoors
| experience might even sort ragwort out if they would be fed
| with handcut and bundled hay but unfortunately compressed
| hay seem to be very popular..

Isn't that a "ja", or even a "jahwohl"? How DO they produce hay
in Germany other than by growing it in hayfields and cutting it?

| It ALSO fails to point out that, as with thistles
| and many such obtrusive and persistent weeds of grassland,
| it is the increased use of land for grazing horses alone
| that is a major cause of the problem.
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| Hmm.., at the moment I'm not able to detect any correlation
| or cause and effect.. Thanks..

It's a well-known fact, to farmers, and has been for centuries.
Because of the way that horses (and sheep) eat, they will eat round
even quite small distasteful plants, thus allowing them to grow to
maturity. Cattle, on the other hand, eat differently and will crop
the seedlings of such plants, so have a tendency to eliminate the
weeds.

Once they are established, you need to mow them before cattle will
eat them again.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.