新西兰葡萄酒商“灵光一闪”:宝贝豆小羊出动来为葡


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 一位新西兰酒商Peter Yealands发明了一种新方法,利用一种名叫“宝贝豆”(babydolls)的小羊来为葡萄园除草,大大减少了拖拉机产生的“碳足迹”。  葡萄酒生产商经常通过普通的羊来抑制杂草丛生,但是当葡萄树发

  现在,Yealands将注意力转向了“宝贝豆”,一种罕见的羊种之一,只能长到60厘米高(如图所示)。

MINI MOWERS: Yealands Estate owner Peter Yealands with a one-year-old fully grown babydoll ewe. By October he will have imported 11 babydoll rams and 29 ewes in a bid to become more environmentally friendly.DEREK FLYNN/Marlborough Express

MINI MOWERS: Yealands Estate owner Peter Yealands with a one-year-old fully grown babydoll ewe. By October he will have imported 11 babydoll rams and 29 ewes in a bid to become more environmentally friendly

  由于葡萄树通常从1.1米高以后,才开始生长结果,因此“宝贝豆”吃草时不会吃到葡萄芽或浆果。Yealands已经实验性的再125公顷葡萄园中放了10只“宝贝豆”。

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