Goose Feeding Damage
scouted Aug. 15, 2024
- Background
- Soybeans were scouted at the V1 growth stage and signs of prominent goose feeding were observed. This field is in close proximity to multiple bodies of water. Geese were spotted in this field grazing. These soybeans are in research plots that were planted in an ultra late situation on July 31st.
- Conclusion
- This injury was confirmed by an NC State Extension Specialist as damage from goose feeding. Goose feeding can look very similar to deer feeding. Damage from goose feeding or grazing can depend on size and location of a field in correlation to habitable spaces or water sources, the time spent grazing, as well as growth stage at the time of feeding. In most areas of this environment, the geese fed on every single newly planted soybean below the cotyledonary node. These plants will not have the opportunity to recover.
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