USDA to Measure Feral Swine Damage in 11 States

July 8, 2022 — 

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service in cooperation with the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - Wildlife Services, is conducting a Feral Swine Damage Survey to measure the costs of feral swine damage to crop producers growing corn, soybeans, wheat, rice, peanuts and sorghum in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.

The data provided from producers will help to provide a foundation for feral swine research. It will also help measure the cost of damages that feral swine have on pastures, agricultural crops, lawns, landscaping and natural areas, due to feeding, rooting, wallowing, grazing and trampling activities. The data will also assist the UDSA understand the impact that feral swine or wild hogs have on crops across the country.

APHIS will analyze these data as a baseline for future studies and any published information will be made available to the public through the APHIS Feral Swine Resources website.

Read more at National Hog Farmer.

[Source: National Hog Farmer 30 June 2022]