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Thanks to funding through the 2018 Farm Bill, the Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee (ASWCC) has launched a program to help property owners in certain areas of Alabama control feral swine.
The Alabama Feral Swine Control Program, funded by a grant through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), allowed ASWCC to launch a three-year program to help farmers in select portions of Alabama remove wild pigs from their property.
According to a release from the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, the program allows landowners to receive assistance to conduct wild pig removal operations and/or receive substantial rebates on purchases of high-tech trapping equipment. This equipment will enable farmers to more easily catch and remove problem wild pigs.
More information about this program will be presented during a Feral Swine Control Program being held April 28 in Bay Minette, Alabama.
To see if you qualify for the Alabama Feral Swine Control Program and learn more about the upcoming Program, visit the ASWCC website.