TABLE 4. Relationship between level of education and management of GAPs GAP Practice High school or less Some college College degree Total n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) Managing water quality 13 (54) 28 (46) 29 (46) 70 (47) 0.54 Managing manure & municipal biosolids 11 (46) 32 (52) 36 (57) 79 (53) 0.93 Managing worker health & hygiene 12 (50) 33 (54) 41 (65) 86 (58) 2.31 Managing facilities sanitation 15 (63) 39 (64) 51 (81) 105 (71) 5.35 Managing field sanitation 19 (79) 40 (66) 45 (71) 104 (70) 1.59 Managing packing facility sanitation 9 (38) 33 (54) 44 (70) 86 (58) 8.15* Managing transportation 13 (54) 37 (61) 39 (62) 89 (60) 0.45 0 (0) 3 (5) 0 (0) 3 (2) 4.37 I choose not to implement GAPs Chi2 * = P < .05 ** = P < .01 *** = P < .001 TABLE 5. Sources of microbiological contamination on farm identified by fresh produce farmers Source of contaminationa n % Soil 56 41 Irrigation water 69 51 Animal manure 87 65 Inadequately composted manure 59 44 Wild and/or domestic animals walking through your farm 100 75 Workers clothing and hands 78 58 Harvesting equipment 56 42 Transport containers 70 52 Produce wash and rinse water 48 36 Ice 35 26 Refrigeration or cooling 38 28 Transport vehicles 60 45 Cross-contamination in storage, display or preparation 69 51 Respondents were allowed to indicate more than one response. a 116 Food Protection Trends March/April