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TLE – Grade 11
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 3 – Module 1.1: Presence of Wildlife in the Workplace
First Edition, 2021

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TLE-AFA-AGRI CROP
PRODUCTION
Quarter 3 – Observing Safety
Pre-cautions in Horticultural
Farm Operations
Module 1:
1.1 Presence of Wildlife in the
Workplace
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Technology and Livelihood Education 11 Alternative Delivery

Mode (ADM) Module on Conduct of Pre-Horticultural Farm Operations!

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For the learner:

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 What I Need to Know

Content Standard
The learner demonstrates an understanding of concepts, underlying theories and
principles in observing safety precautions in Horticultural Operations including
nursery work.

Performance Standard
• The learner uses farm materials, tools and equipment and applies health and safety
practices in horticultural operations including nursery works.
• The learner independently generates ideas/ways in dealing with various hazards,
risks and dangers while performing horticultural operations including nursery
works.

Learning Competency TLE_AFHC9OS-IIIa-j-1

LO1. Prepare and maintain farm facilities

1.1 Prevent workplace hazards and environmental implications with maintenance

procedures

1.2 Perform maintenance activities to maximize efficiency and effectiveness of

nursery facilities

Learning Objectives

At the end of the module you should be able to:

1. Identify the presence of wildlife in the workplace.

2. Give ways of preventing the presence of wildlife in the workplace.
3. Consider non-destructive ways of preventing the presence of wildlife in
the workplace.

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 What I Know

Instruction: True or False. Write the word TRUE for a correct statement and write
the word FALSE for a wrong statement.
__________1. Wildlife may be present in your farm year round. __________2.
Working or draft animals should be kept away from areas
where edible crops are present as much as possible. __________3. It is
important to know the potential impact wildlife can have on
your overall farming operation.
__________4. Controlling the presence and occurrence rate of wildlife scat or
feces within your production and processing area is a primary
concern.
__________5. Plastic or metal fencing taller than 8 feet will protect crops from
deer and elk.
__________6. Electric fencing may be a good investment for producers who
have smaller fields.
__________7. Around production and agricultural buildings, exclosures such
as fences and screens are the best method for keeping wildlife
from causing issues with your produce.
__________8. Deterrents can also help keep animals out of agricultural field.
__________9. Propane cannons and balloons are examples of deterrents.
__________10. Domestic and work animals are beneficial to the farms in
many ways.

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Lesson Presence of Wildlife in the
Workplace
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Wildlife may be present in our/your farm. These could be working or draft
animals that could give impact on your overall farming operation. That is why
controlling the presence and occurrence rate of wildlife scat or feces within your
production and processing area is a primary concern.

What’s In
1. Have you visited your farm? Did you notice the presence of wildlife in your
farm?

2. List down some of the wildlife present in your farm.

What’s New

1. These are deterrents used in the farm. p a n e p o r = __ __ __ __ __ __ __ l

o b a l o s n = __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

2. Around production and agriculture buildings, enclosures such as f __

__ n c e s and s c __ __ __ n s are the best method for keeping wildlife from
causing issues with your produce.

3. Having both a portable and permanent design, e __ __ __ t r i c fencing

may be a good investment for producers who have smaller field.

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 What is It

Wildlife Management
It is important to know the potential impact wildlife can have on your overall
farming operations, especially when you are getting a certification. Wildlife
may be present on your farm year-round or they may only be there for short
periods, such as during fall or spring migration. It is important to be away of
the associated risks wildlife and other animals may pose to production on
your farm and also to understand federal, state and local laws that may
influence how you can deal with them in your property.

Wildlife and Agriculture

Controlling the presence and occurrence rates of wildlife scat or feces within
your production and processing areas is a primary concern. These issues
above all else, is believed to be the main source of food contamination from
wildlife and other animals.

Current Best Practices Domestic/Work Animals

It is impossible to completely prevent wild animals from infiltrating the
crop production areas, since they are naturally present. However, since
domestic and work animals are under the farm’s control, their presence and
movement in and around the production areas can be monitored and
controlled to an extent. Domesticated animals are allowed on the field for
many reasons, including managing and deterring wildlife, pets accompanying
farm operators, grazing crop residue while land is not being used for
production, and for pest control such as ranging chickens or guinea fowl.
In these and similar situations, as a part of risk management, farms
should have standard operating procedures (SOPs) to monitor animal tracks,
deal with feces, and correct unexpected incidents where pets or farm animals
gain.

Assessing Your Farm and Identifying Priorities

Understanding what parts of your farm are being used or will potentially be
used by wildlife is important to managing wildlife in your operation. However,
this can be very difficult to determine because there are so many different
wildlife species present and all have different habitats, food requirements, and
behaviors. The majority of wildlife damage has been shown to occur in

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smallenclosed fields (less than 5 acres) and close to field edges where cover is
present. Cover is generally woody plants or grasses that allow a specific
wildlife species to remain relatively unseen and therefore adding a level of
security. Paying significantly more attention to areas of your operation that
fall into these categories will help you begin to identify potential areas of
concern. These would also be the first areas to implement any potential
deterrence or exclosure.

Walking your production areas and looking for evidence of wildlife is an

important part of the wildlife section for GAP certification. You should flag any
areas where you find scat in production fields. Having a plan in place to both
regularly check fields for, and deal with, scat you find is an important part of
the inspection. Dealing with scat can be as simple as marking and leaving it
in the field and then avoiding harvesting any produce within a given distance
(for instance, a 3-foot circle) around the scat.

Limiting Wildlife Use of Produce, Facilities, and Fields

To limit the possibilities of finding scat in your field, take steps to
manage the situation, including installing exclosures, using deterrents, or
altering the landscape around your production areas to limit available habitat.

Exclosures
Around production and agriculture buildings, exclosures such as fences and
screens are the best method for keeping wildlife from causing issues with your
produce. The first step is to check buildings for openings that can allow small
mammals, birds, or other wildlife the opportunity to get inside. Secure
problem areas you’ve found with small wire fencing, as small as you can
obtain, to keep those wildlife out. You should check these exclosure measures
regularly to make sure they are still in place and working correctly.
Fencing is another way to keep out most mammals and some birds from
your production fields. Multiple fencing options exist and they can range in
price from relatively inexpensive for small plots to the tens of thousands to
fence in multiple acres. Be aware that although it may be a big investment to
fence large areas, such as fields larger than three acres, they generally pay off
with minimal upkeep costs in the long run.

Electric Fencing
Having both a portable and permanent design, electric fencing may be a good
investment for producers who have smaller field (less than 2 acres) or multiple
small fields (Figure 1). These fences can protect against large mammals such
as deer and bears along with smaller ones such as raccoons and coyotes if
you run electrified wires at both higher and lower levels. To achieve control
for deer and elk, an offset design is necessary. These fences cost around
$1,000 to $1,200 per acre and will last for several years. You can power them
with a solar panel or connect them directly to an electric line. They take only
hours to set up and can be broken down and moved to protect different crop

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fields as they near harvest time. Upkeep includes ensuring that plants are not
touching the fence, which will cause the hot wires to be grounded, rendering
the entire fence ineffective.

Plastic or Metal High Fences

Plastic or metal fencing taller than 8 feet will protect crops from deer and elk.
Plastic fencing is less expensive than metal and is easier and cheaper to
install, but it will not last as long and will need frequent repairs and change.
Figure 1. Offset electric fence design that is effective for most mammals in
Kentucky. The offset is approximately 3 feet.
Figure 2. Example of a high plastic fence meant to exclude deer along with an
owl decoy deterrent on the fence post to help keep birds away.

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 What’s More

Direction: Write the word or group of words to complete the statement.

1. ___________ this may be present in your farm year round.

2. Working or ___________ ___________ should be kept away from the areas
where edible crops are present as much as possible.

3. It is important to know the potential impact wildlife can have on your overall
farming ___________.
4. Controlling the ___________ and occurrence rate of wildlife scat or feces
within your production and processing area is a primary concern.

5. ___________ or metal fencing taller than 8 feet will protect crops from deer
and elk.

6. ___________ ___________ may be a good investment for producers who have

smaller fields.

7. Around production and agricultural buildings, exclosures such as fencing and

___________ are the best method for keeping from causing issues with
your produce.

8. ___________ can also help keep animals out of the field.

9. Propane cannons and balloons are examples of ___________.

10. ___________ and work animals are beneficial to the farm in many ways.

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Let's presume that you have already identified the presence of wildlife in your
farm.
What preventive measures are you going to use? Draw or
illustrate one measure by choosing one below:
a. Plastic or metal fencing b. Electric fencing

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 Assessment
Direction: Write T for a correct statement and write F for a wrong statement.
1. __________ Wildlife may be present in your farm year round.
2. __________Working or draft animals should be kept away from areas where
edible crops are present as much as possible.
3. __________ It is important to know the potential impact wildlife can have on
your overall farming operations.
4. Controlling the presence and occurrence rate wildlife scat or feces within your
production and processing area is a primary concern.
5. __________ Plastic and metal fencing taller than 8 feet will protect crops from
deer and elk.
6. __________ Electric fencing may be a good investment for producers who have
smaller fields.
7. __________ Around production and agricultural buildings, exclosures such as
fences and screens are the best method for keeping wildlife from causing issues
with your produce.
8. __________ Deterrents can also help keep animals out of agricultural fields.
9. __________ Propane cannons and balloons are examples of deterrents.
10. __________ Domestic and work animals are beneficial to the farms in many
ways.

Additional Activities

Draw on a piece of bond paper a model farm having screen fencing as

protection from animals in getting inside the farm.

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Answer Key

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References

• Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 2015.

Produce Safety Alliance (PSA), FSMA Produce Safety Rule.
TraintheTrainer Manual.
• Reidinger, R.F., Jr., and J.E., Miller. 2013., Wildlife Damage
Management: Prevention, Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution.
Johns Hopkins University Prezz, Baltimore, MD.
• United States Department of Agriculture. Agriculture Marketing
Services (USDA-AMS). Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and Good
Handling Practices (GHP).
https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/auditing/gap-ghp.
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