South African vineyard swaps pesticides for 1,000 free-roaming ducks
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Vergenoegd Löw Wine Estate in Stellenbosch, South Africa, has used Indian Runner ducks instead of pesticides since 1984 to control vineyard pests and naturally fertilize soil; the practice has now spread to ten neighboring farms, with the estate currently maintaining around 890 ducks.
This is a single farm's practice over 40 years, not a systemic agricultural shift, though the article notes ten neighboring farms have adopted it.
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