- Author: Sarah Light
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Published on: February 10, 2023
Geese have been heavily foraging again in small grains and alfalfa fields this winter. Drought conditions led to heavy geese damage to Sacramento Valley fields in 2021. Why are they feeding heavily on crops again this year? Rice plays an important role in providing foraging habitat for geese. With acreage in the state down by about 50% this past year due to drought conditions, there's not enough feed to sustain them. In addition, feed shortages in the Klamath Basin, a major stopover for geese in their migration south, means more geese are coming into the Sacramento Valley earlier and hungrier, causing them to move out from refuges.
Fortunately, wheat...
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