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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Feral swine, an invasive species, have been a problem for years if not decades, and populations have been reported in at least 35 states with a total population “estimated at over 6 million,” as noted by USDA. At least one swine herd was reported in New Jersey while I was serving as the State Veterinarian, at the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, where we teamed up with the state Department of Environmental Protection and USDA Wildlife Services to eradicate the feral swine wreaking havoc and destroying property in South Jers...

The Gilmer Mirror  | 15  AgriLife Extension’s Tomeček named chair-elect of National Wild Pig Task Force DECEMBER 24, 2020 When it comes to “wild pig wars,” John Tomeček, Ph.D, has been leading the charge in Texas. Now he’s been tapped to take his leadership skills to the national level as the chair-elect of the National Wild Pig Task Force. John Tomecek, Ph.D. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo) Tomeček, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service wildlife specialist in the Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management, Thrall, said AgriLife Extension and its predece...

(Photo courtesy of Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service.) “John has leveraged state and cooperative funding to develop better educational programs, refine methods for collecting damage data and demonstrate successful methods to Texans. It was natural for him to lead the national task force.” AgriLife Extension and its predecessor agencies have been leaders in wild pig management for many years, Tomeček said, starting with the work of longtime AgriLife Extension wildlife and fisheries specialist Billy Higginbotham. Bodenchuk, who nominated Tomeček, said when Higginbotham retired, Tome�...