Blackberries Gone — Using Nature, Not Chemicals

In this episode of Farm Learning, Tim Thompson visits regenerative farmer Jackie Checkley to explore practical, proven ways to control blackberries naturally.

Using strategic grazing, bale grazing, soil pressure, native animals, biodiversity, and plant competition, Jackie shows how blackberries can be reduced — and even eliminated — by working with natural systems instead of fighting them with chemicals.

This is real-world regenerative agriculture in action, offering practical ideas for farmers, graziers, and rural landholders dealing with blackberry infestations across Australia, the UK, and the US.

This video covers natural blackberry control, regenerative weed management, grazing management for weeds, controlling blackberries without herbicides, pasture biodiversity, rotational grazing systems, bale grazing, biological weed control, soil health indicators, native wildlife regeneration, and low-input farming systems.Blackberries are one of Australia’s most stubborn farm weeds — and spraying often doesn’t work.
On this farm, they’re disappearing without chemicals.