Kudos to you on your kudzu comments! Back in my college days studying Animal
Science, kudzu was one of the species we had to study in a course on
forages. Great feed value if you can control it!
Amy
<I believe that kudzu was introduce first as an erosion control plant by
the old Soil Conservation Service (now Natural Resources Conservation
Service). In that respect it did its job, but of course as we now know,
it became quite a problem. However, an agronomy prof of mine also
taught that, when controlled, it makes excellent animal fodder and can
be grazed or hayed. He said it can support up to 4 animal units per
acre, is highly nutritious, and very palatable to livestock. Possibly
the best way to control the stuff is to plant it in a field that is
surrounded by well traveled roads. When people have asked me for advice
on killing kudzu, besides using 2,4-D or other chemical treatments, my
first response is to suggest they put a fence around it and turn in
cattle. Think about it, have you ever seen a pasture fence with kudzu
climbing on it? I have seen cattle lean against a barbed wire fence to
get at it.>
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