Friday, November 14, 2025

hog damage

Southern region land-grant researchers finding solutions to control feral hogs

⋅ BY V. TODD MILLER ⋅ Feral hogs are a nuisance in many areas of the United States, causing billions of dollars in damage. They are reported in 35 states with a population of approximately nine million hogs causing billions...

Ark-La-Tex feral hog damage assessment provides deeper understanding

⋅ BY JOHN LOVETT ⋅ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Managing feral swine — the land-damaging, disease-carrying wild hogs that roam throughout the country — starts with good data, according to Nana Tian, a forest economics researcher for the Arkansas Forest...

Unwelcome wild thing

Feral hogs cost Louisiana farmers $91 million annually. ⋅ BY OLIVIA McCLURE ⋅ F rom rooting up crops to destroying farm infrastructure, Louisiana’s growing population of feral hogs causes $91.1 million in damage to agricultural and timber lands each year, according to...

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