They have been most extensively utilized in the Orient but have also been traditionally used in the U.S. in cotton, berries, potatoes and mint. Geese have strong food preferences with grasses being at the top of the list and most broad leafed plants being disliked or unpalatable. This is why geese can successfully weed certain crops with particular weed problems. If you have used weeder geese and have experiences you would like to share with other growers, please give us a call or drop us a note . The most obvious benefit in using geese as weeders is to eliminate or reduce the use of herbicides.
Herbicides can be expensive and potentially dangerous.
With the growing concern over environmental and health problems associated with the use of herbicides on crops, as well as the economic incentives for farmers to market organically grown produce, there is a growing demand for weeder geese. There are less obvious benefits as well. Geese will not compact the soil as heavy machinery or people will. They will work seven days a week, rain or shine. They can be put into wet fields to work when machinery would bog down and cause severe damage to soil structure.