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Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced that the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) will begin accepting a new round of applications for its Wild Hog Control Program (WHCP) on Monday, May 1. The application period will remain open until Monday, May 15. All Mississippi counties are eligible for the application period. “I encourage farmers and landowners who have experienced property damage due to these nuisance animals to submit an application for t...

In Mississippi alone, wild hogs cause more than $60 million in damages annually.

The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) will begin accepting a new round of applications for its Wild Hog Control Program (WHCP) for the second time this year in less than a week. Starting May 1, Mississippians looking to help reduce the number of wild hogs will have two...

JACKSON - Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced that the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) will begin accepting a new round of applications for its

The application period will be open today, Tuesday, November 1, through Monday, November 14, 2022. Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced that the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) is accepting a new round of applications for its Wild Hog Control Prog

First-of-its-kind program will provide FFA students opportunity to offer wild hog trapping services while gaining skills, work-based learning experiences.

Gipson also announced expanded efforts of MDAC’s Wild Hog Control Program (WHCP).  On Friday, Mississippi's Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced new partnerships between the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) and youth, agricultural, and conservation

MDAC provides "smart" wild hog traps to landowners and managers for the control of wild hogs on private agricultural and forestry lands.

Wild hogs cause more than $60 million in damage in Mississippi annually and can carry more than 65 parasites and diseases.

JACKSON, Miss. – Today, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced that the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) will begin accepting a new round of applications for