As soon as we saw evidence (feces and nibbled greens) that geese had returned to our vegetable fields, we pulled out all of the stops to discourage their activity: low flagging, reflective tape, row cover, a motion activated sprinkler and coyote decoys (repositioned daily). It is working – no more activity since we took these measures! You can find more information in our Geese Management fact sheet. Pre-harvest risk assessment continues to ensure that we are minimizing risk of fecal contamination (check out procedures for this in our Food Safety Plan).
